French Ex-Minister Charged With Rape

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2011 This may or may not contribute to changes in French sexual politics (paging DSK), but the rape and sexual assault charges against Georges Tron (above), former French civil service minister and current mayor of Draveil, show that being in President Sarkozy's . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DSK and French Sexual Politics

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2011 If former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is found guilty, his sexual assault case could have an impact on French culture vis-à-vis relations between men and women, The New York Times has found in speaking with women in France. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DSK Pleads Not Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2011 He was met by hecklers siding with his alleged sexual assault victim outside the New York Supreme Court, but former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn kept his own words to a minimum, pleading not guilty in a brief court appearance Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Manny Francisco, Cagle Cartoons, Manila, The Phillippines Jun 6, 2011 Dig deeper

Another Failed War

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2011 The "war on drugs" is failing; a teen in China sells his kidney for an iPad 2; and "Sesame Street" admits to spreading propaganda. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the IMF Raped the Globe

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2011 Disregard for human rights runs rampant in the International Monetary Fund; computers are being designed with human DNA; and Playboy reveals the ins and outs of Americans' sex lives. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Union Factor in the DSK Case

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2011 Would Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged victim have been as quick to tell authorities her story if she hadn't been a union member? Maybe not, The Guardian's Dean Baker points out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico May 23, 2011 Dig deeper

‘Left, Right & Center’: Barack and Bibi, DSK and Arnold; Cornel West’s Broadside

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2011 What an action-packed week it was -- how will "Left, Right & Center" regulars Robert Scheer, Matt Miller and Tony Blankley and guest panelist Chrystia Freeland possibly cover it all in 30 minutes? But they do -- and they also manage to slip a little Newt-talk in there, too. Listen and learn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Real IMF Assault

Nomi Prins / Truthdig May 20, 2011 As newly resigned International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn hunkers down in his jail cell, IMF news has fallen into two categories. Both miss the devastation the IMF causes, regardless of who heads it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

DSK Exits the IMF

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2011 File this one in the annals of unsurprising resignations: Early Thursday morning, the International Monetary Fund released a letter from Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the organization's now former director, announcing that he was stepping down in the face of sexual assault charges. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Strauss-Kahn Scandal an Embarrassment for France

William Pfaff / Truthdig May 19, 2011 What can only seem the irresistible self-destruction of Dominique Strauss-Kahn has already produced fundamental and irreversible consequences in France and Europe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )