BofA Cuts Off WikiLeaks

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2010 The digital war of position between WikLeaks and those who have something to hide got a bit more barbed as Bank of America, a likely target in the next WikiLeaks documents drama, announced it will refuse to process payments to the website. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chamber Fills Its Pot o’ Gold

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2010 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been a bastion of pro-business, anti-environment and anti-labor ideology since its founding in 1912. And so it is unsurprising that modern-day corporations have donated millions upon millions to the Chamber to fight such perilous things as, say, security requirements on chemical facilities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Campaign Violations Catch Up to Biden

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2010 Joe Biden's verbal gaffes are numerous, and so are his campaign violations. The 2008 Biden for President campaign committee owes the Treasury Department more than $219,000 for accepting excessive contributions and other infractions in his bid for the Democratic nomination. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Rep. Who Cried ‘Baby Killer’ Now Wants Your Cash

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2010 He's the congressman who shouted "It's a baby killer!" during the House debate preceding Sunday's historic vote for health care reform, and now Texas Rep. Randy Neugebauer is striking while the limelight is hot, asking for support while his wife Dana gazes into the wrong camera in this campaign ad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Funding Campaigns … Anonymously

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2010 The ridiculous Supreme Court decision to let corporations spend whatever they want on behalf of political candidates just got more ridiculous: Lawyers say that under the ruling there's a loophole that would allow companies to do so anonymously. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Drops the Act for Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 In a rare moment of on-air candor, Stephen Colbert consults with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about the situation in Haiti and learns a very important texting trick that viewers can use to send money, now, to add to the earthquake relief effort. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Limbaugh Politicizes Haiti Aid, Warns About Donating

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 Rush Limbaugh's not one to miss an opportunity to diss the Obama administration, and in his latest class act the conservative radio impresario was nothing if not consistent. Not only did Limbaugh warn against sending money to Haiti via the White House, he also used American racial politics to explain the president's impulse to help. What's more, he seemed to suggest that listeners not donate to Haiti at all -- although he denied later that this was his intention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Courts Chip Away at Campaign Ad Curbs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2010 As the country awaits a key Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance law, several recent lower-court decisions have rolled back longstanding restrictions on political ad spending, a possible boost for Republicans in this election year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pinching Political Party Purses

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2009 Both the Democratic and Republican parties are experiencing a unique form of financial comeuppance, as the economic recession they were in charge of preventing -- that has now caused a 8.4 percent national unemployment rate -- is causing a dramatic drop in the level of political party donations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Your Money Votes, Too

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2008 You may have knocked on doors for Barack Obama, but it's possible you gave money to John McCain. GoodGuide has a tool that sorts donations by party, logo and industry. Tech companies seem to prefer Democrats while food companies love Republicans. The banks, of course, throw money at everybody. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A $52-Million Month

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2008 As Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, said in an e-mail to Obama supporters, the campaign has developed a "very aggressive strategy" that requires aggressive fundraising efforts as well. Judging by Team Obama's tally for the month of June, those efforts are quite literally paying off. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Donations to Burma, China Tighten Up

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 Americans apparently have a track record of opening their wallets to assist those in need after natural disasters at home and abroad. That was the case, at least, after the 2004 tsunami in Asia and Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. in 2005. But the picture looks different in the wake of the recent cyclone in Burma and the earthquake in China, leaving international trend-watchers asking: What gives? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )