Follow the Taxpayer’s Money

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2007 McClatchy: "Top Commerce and Treasury Departments officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dominos Theory

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Cash In on Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2007 Why worry about preventing the climate crisis when you can profit from it? An online gambling site received more than 3,000 bets in three days on whether or when major U.S. landmarks will be flooded. Most are banking on Manhattan being underwater by 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Super Union’ Merger in the Works

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2007 Britain's biggest union will meet with the United Steel Workers, a North American organization, to discuss the possibility of a merger. The resulting international mega-union would be one of the largest in the world. The head of the British group has previously expressed a desire to form "a single global trade union movement capable of challenging the might of multinationals." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Forget Big Tobacco — Big Food Kills

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Mar 29, 2007 If we are what we eat and we eat what is advertised, then American children are facing death by junk food. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Starbucks Loses to McDonald’s in Coffee Smackdown

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2007 A recent taste test conducted by Consumer Reports found McDonald's coffee to be flawless, while Starbucks' offering was "burnt and bitter enough to make your eyes water instead of open." The coffee giant responded with a nondenial denial: "Choosing a brand of coffee is a personal decision, as taste is subjective." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )