Robert Scheer / TruthdigJul 16, 2008
McCain campaign co-chair Phil Gramm is right: We have "become a nation of whiners." But who is whining more than the bankers that former Sen. Gramm's financial deregulation legislation benefited? The very bankers who now expect a government bailout, such as those at UBS Investment Bank, where Gramm found lucrative employment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 11, 2008
According to Phil Gramm, the former senator from Texas who's now a key economic adviser to Sen. John McCain, America's economic woes, insofar as they actually exist, are the product of some stinking thinking by "a nation of whiners" and doom-and-gloom headlines from the U.S. media. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 28, 2008
Ryan Lizza in The New Yorker quotes a Bill Clinton aide explaining why there has been so much tension between the former president and Barack Obama: "I think this campaign has enraged him He doesn't like Obama" Why? Here's one theory: While Hillary Clinton has adopted her husband's legacy, Barack Obama has been assailing it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Stanley Kutler / TruthdigMar 29, 2008
With our economic and financial crises deepening, government insiders reportedly are debating whether we need to restore some regulation -- or not. Given the state of things, we can expect further woes and no regulation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigFeb 1, 2006
There simply would be no Enron story were it not for the deregulation of the energy market ushered in by Republican politicians. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )
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