‘Left, Right & Center’: The 13 Percent Solution

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2012 Was Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as running mate a smart pick? The candidates' competing visions for the future of Medicare have eclipsed most of their other scenarios recently, and Romney told his inquisitors that he'd paid at least 13 percent in taxes in the past 10 years. The "Left, Right & Center" panelists debate these issues and more on this week's show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Campaign Heating Up … The Planet Too

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2012 Polls show Romney isn’t connecting with voters. Has Obama defined him? An anti-Romney ad features a steelworker’s story of losing his wife to cancer right after a Bain restructuring cost him his job and his company medical insurance. And the month of July set new temperature records, but policymakers aren’t budging on climate change. These issues and more are debated on this week's "Left, Right & Center." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High School All Over Again

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 10, 2012 Washington journalism is like high school It has the same cool kids, mean girls, social rankings and the big prom—the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner But unlike what happens in high school, the insular behavior of the Washington media affects the whole nation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Keith Olbermann Axed From Current TV

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2012 After bringing his "Countdown" to Current TV from MSNBC last June, host Keith Olbermann couldn't make it work with the network Al Gore built. On Friday, Current released a statement making it clear that the parting of the ways between the two sides wasn't exactly friendly -- and that it already has a high-profile replacement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nation of Weiners

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 18, 2011 There is a culture gap in this country, between people who are happy to enjoy what's left of their privacy and people who just don't think about it. It is outrageous that Weiner's Twitter foul cost him his job when we take rampant corruption in Washington for granted. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Client 9’: The Rehabilitation of Eliot Spitzer

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Nov 6, 2010 A confession: I’ve never liked Eliot Spitzer He has his virtues: He is relentlessly—and not stupidly—articulate He has the right enemies, be they corporate titans or the endemically corrupt denizens of the New York legislature He is natty in his well-cut suits (by Hickey-Freeman, as the New York Times informs us) . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Glimpse Into the Heart of a Rotten System

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Oct 9, 2010 I have now sat through Charles Ferguson’s “Inside Job”— the nonfiction version of Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”— and I still don’t fully understand our endless financial crisis This does not mean that “Inside Job” is a failureI have now sat through Charles Ferguson’s documentary and I still don’t fully understand our endless financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Are Low Taxes Exacerbating the Recession?

David Sirota / Truthdig Jul 9, 2010 Though the Reagan zeitgeist created the illusion that taxes stunt economic growth, the numbers prove that higher marginal tax rates generate more resources for the job-creating, public investments that sustain an economy and create incentives for businesses to grow. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Eliot Spitzer Set for a Comeback Via CNN

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2010 Luckily for former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, although the press can be merciless when it comes to the sexual peccadilloes of public figures, there's also potential for a good comeback story to rise from the ruins of a political career. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flotilla Debate: Glenn Greenwald vs. Eliot Spitzer

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2010 Who knew Eliot Spitzer was such an Israel apologist? Guest-hosting on MSNBC, the former New York governor tries to get an uncooperative Glenn Greenwald to accept Israel's assault on the aid flotilla and Israel's devastating blockade of Gaza as "reasonable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Bankers Followed the Money Trail That Ousted Eliot Spitzer

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2010 Some key details have cropped up, in the form of a 2007 suspicious-activity report filed by North Fork Bank, that show how former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer got busted, and then ousted, for his, er, active involvement in the Emperors Club VIP prostitution ring. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paterson Bows Out of N.Y. Governor Race

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2010 New York Gov. David Paterson, who took the state's top post after Eliot Spitzer stepped down amid a prostitution scandal in March 2008, announced Friday that he won't continue his campaign for election this November -- a development that comes as Paterson is caught up in a scandal of his own. Now, who's up for the job? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )