Chavez to Mall: Váyase!

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2008 Nothing says full of yourself like ordering a Venezuelan mayor to halt construction of a near-complete shopping mall after passing by it in a car. Obviously, President Hugo Chavez has a bit of a ego, though his suggestion to use the facility as a university or hospital, not as a monument to consumption and capitalism, does seem a bit more just. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s New Deal

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2008 Barack Obama unveiled his $60-billion economic rescue plan on Monday and urged Washington not to wait for a new president to take up his proposals. The Obama plan includes tax breaks for companies that hire new workers, a short moratorium on foreclosures and, with an eye on job creation, federal financing for public works and infrastructure projects. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Floods Fall, Anger Rises

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 After the past weeks' disastrous floods, many in the rural Midwest are looking to the government not with gratitude but animosity. Folks in towns that requested levees back in 1993 were left, paradoxically, high and dry by the Army Corps of Engineers, which required small communities to pay more than $1 million for flood barriers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Private Contractors ‘Mismanaged’ $23 Billion in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2008 A BBC investigation on U.S. war profiteering estimates that $23 billion of taxpayer funds has been "lost, stolen, or not properly accounted for in Iraq." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Imperial Palace of Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2008 Nothing says permanent U.S. occupation of Iraq more than the construction of the largest embassy in the world, a $474-million compound with 27 different buildings, 619 apartments and an Olympic-size swimming pool -- all, of course, for a country with 26.7 million people and 115 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Builds Wall in Sadr City

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2008 Sadr City, the Baghdad neighborhood turned refuge for Iraqi insurgents, is getting a infrastructural makeover this week as workers begin building a wall to isolate the area from the rest of the capital city US forces say the construction is a security measure to stem anti-U and anti-coalition activity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Under Construction

Emad Hajjaj, Jordan Mar 31, 2008 Dig deeper

The Earth Shifts a Tad at Ground Zero

Blair Golson / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 New York State officials complete a deal with World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein that will break the development logjam that has plagued the site for almost five years. Why Gov. Pataki didn't invoke eminent domain here a long time ago is a mystery to us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )