Nancy Pelosi Accused of Excluding Progressives From Key Committees

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jan 10, 2019 Advocacy groups speak out after House leaders snub Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and others. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer and David Dayen Uncover Untold Stories of the Mortgage Crisis

BLANK Oct 21, 2016 In this week’s episode of "Scheer Intelligence," the Truthdig editor in chief speaks with the author of the book “Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud.” Transcript added. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Mysterious, Powerful Lobbying Group Won’t Say Whom It Works For

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 21, 2016 The Commercial Energy Working Group is one of Washington’s many lobbying organizations working to make government friendlier to business, but who it represents is a secret. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Would This Man Be Hillary Clinton’s Treasury Secretary?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 3, 2016 BlackRock Inc. is the world’s largest manager of financial assets—five times larger than Goldman Sachs. And its CEO, Larry Fink, and his team are poised to take over a Clinton Treasury Department. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Progressives Nationwide Seek to Take Bernie Sanders’ ‘Political Revolution’ Into Congress

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 5, 2016 Zephyr Teachout of New York, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Lucy Flores of Nevada want to take on Wall Street, big oil and the military-industrial complex—and they're all mounting bids for Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton’s Wall Street Reform Plan Leaves Credit Rating Agencies Untouched

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 14, 2016 “Clinton’s vision of financial reform neglects one part of the industry everyone agrees was an essential factor in the 2008 crisis: the credit rating agencies, which assess the worthiness of Wall Street securities for investors,” writes David Dayen at The Intercept. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Leaked Audit Reveals That Many Seattle Mortgages Are Void

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 19, 2015 An audit of land records commissioned by the Seattle City Council and leaked to local activists found that many mortgages held within the city are void, which means foreclosures based on them are illegal and unenforceable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bank of America Schemes to Evade Settlement Rules and Pocket Cash

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 30, 2013 Documents leaked by a bank insider show the company sold servicing rights to more than half a million mortgages to loan servicing companies in order to make a quick profit and avoid settlement requirements, leaving homeowners in the lurch and with fewer protections to avoid foreclosure, Salon reporter David Dayen writes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Many Wall Street Execs Has Obama Sent to Jail? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 11, 2012 Hint: If you read between the lines of the Obama team's latest hit on Mitt Romney, you'll find it's less than one, and greater than any negative number. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer Dishes on the Deficit Deal (Video)

BLANK Aug 1, 2011 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and FireDogLake contributor David Dayen appeared Monday morning on Uprising Radio to discuss the costs and consequences of the debt ceiling and deficit reduction deal struck Sunday by President Obama and Congress.Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and FireDogLake contributor David Dayen discuss the costs and consequences of the debt ceiling and deficit reduction deal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )