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Truthdigger of the Week: Greg Smith

Mar 16, 2012
Yes, as a high-level executive for Goldman Sachs for more than a decade, Greg Smith was part of the toxic culture he decried in the resignation letter printed in Wednesday's New York Times and re-posted around the world. Thus, he was part of the problem.

Wall Street Officially Joins the Dark Side

Dec 22, 2009
Well, this looks about right. Although it doesn't exactly represent the sort of image overhaul we'd recommend for Wall Street types given the past 15 months or so, this footage of Darth Vader and a supporting cast of stormtroopers ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday has a certain refreshing frankness about it, no?

Gibbs: Cheney’s Wrong on Interrogation

Sep 1, 2009
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs fielded a question about former Vice President Dick Cheney's ongoing Enhanced Interrogation Press Tour with restrained disdain Monday, calling Cheney's comments "the same song and dance we've heard since literally the first day of our administration," as well as "wrong."