Trust

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 12, 2007 Dig deeper

Time Is Running Out for Brother and Sister

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 10, 2007 Troy Anthony Davis and Martina Correia are fighting for their lives. He faces death by lethal injection at the hands of the state of Georgia, and she has breast cancer. Their parallel battles against insuperable odds deserve the public's attention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

State Dept. Silent on Iraqi Corruption

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2007 Asked to what extent the State Department had covered up corruption in the government of Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the department's top Mideast official told the House Oversight Committee that information that could "damage" the U.S. relationship with Iraq is considered "confidential." That didn't go over well with committee Chairman Henry Waxman, who then threw down the gauntlet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whistleblowers Expose State Department Bushie

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2007 Rep. Henry Waxman has accused the State Department's top oversight official of looking out for the best interests of the Bush administration, and not the American taxpayer. A number of current and former subordinates of the State Department's inspector general contacted Waxman to report interference with investigations into fraud and corruption in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Say Chaos, I Say Accountability

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 28, 2007 The GOP spin machine is revving up with the news of Alberto Gonzales' departure. Some Republicans are suggesting that tracking down wrongdoing in Gonzales' Justice Department would bring not peace but extreme disruption. In other words: Can't we all be buddies and forget these trivialities? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Incompetent, Corrupt or Worse

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Aug 28, 2007 With Alberto Gonzales' resignation, the president has lost not only a buddy willing to humiliate himself before Congress but a loyal agent who, whether knowingly or not, helped co-opt the federal government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Another Alaska Lawmaker Investigated for Corruption

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2007 McClatchy is reporting that Congressman Don Young, R-Alaska, is under investigation for earmarking millions in funds for a road project in Florida that wasn't even wanted by the local community but could have been something of a gold mine for one of his campaign contributors. The Justice Department is also investigating potentially unsavory behavior on the part of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens and other Alaska legislators. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Trouble for Sen. Stevens

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2007 AP is reporting that Sen. Ted Stevens may have broken the law by not declaring a gift from a longtime aide. Earlier this week, the FBI and IRS raided Stevens' Alaska home as part of an investigation into the Republican senator's relationship with a local contractor who admitted to bribing Alaskan lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Stevens’ Home Raided by FBI

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2007 The FBI has raided the home of Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. Senate's history, who famously described the Internet as "a series of tubes." Agents were apparently searching for documents related to a contracting company that may have profited from relationships with prominent lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Moyers Lets Loose on Rupert Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2007 Media icon Bill Moyers objects not just to Rupert Murdoch's politics but to the damage he says the mogul has done to the ailing Fourth Estate And in this critique, the venerable journalist doesn't hold back: "If Rupert Murdoch were the angel Gabriel, you still wouldn't want him owning the sun, the moon and the stars But Rupert Murdoch is no saint He is to propriety what the Marquis de Sade was to chastity". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Shots

Dwayne Powell / Truthdig Jun 15, 2007 Dig deeper

Nigeria: New Government or Puppet Succession?

Gbemisola Olujobi / Truthdig Jun 7, 2007 In some ways, the ascension of Nigeria's new President Umaru Yar'Adua to his country's top post can be seen in a hopeful light, however his ties to his predecessor may make him more of a representative for the old guard than a fresh new face in Nigerian politics. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )