Staff / TruthdigFeb 10, 2012
Looks like that request President Obama made, in last month's State of the Union address, to send him a bill to sign that would restrict members of Congress from taking financial liberties in their own investment activities wasn't just a passing reference to score points with the public. Above, Rep. Eric Cantor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigOct 18, 2011
"Defend Wall Street" is not likely to be a winning campaign slogan in 2012. For Republicans, this is an obvious problem. For President Obama and the Democrats, it's a golden -- if largely undeserved -- opportunity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigOct 11, 2011
Occupy Wall Street and its kindred protests around the country are inept, incoherent and hopelessly quixotic. God, I love them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 11, 2011
The New York Times let fly over the weekend with a trio of Op-Eds about the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations happening around the country, most notably (and most forcefully) Paul Krugman's rumbling salvo, "Panic of the Plutocrats," in which Krugman flames the nascent movement's "remarkably hysterical" critics for their … (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigOct 7, 2011
American politics reached a pivot point this week. A new story line will now define how voters and the media see what's going on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 5, 2011
On Aug. 29, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor asked fellow Republican lawmakers to make the repeal of “job-destroying regulations” a top priority in the upcoming Republican jobs agenda. Bruce Bartlett, former senior policy adviser in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, says bollocks. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 5, 2011
Mike Lofgren retired this summer after 28 years as a congressional staffer, 16 of which he spent on the Republican side working with the House and Senate budget committees, and he wants to tell you something about the nature of the current Republican Party. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigSep 2, 2011
Republican spending knows no limits when it comes to going into debt for failed and useless wars. But it’s another story when it comes to providing federal assistance for victims of Hurricane Irene or other catastrophes we may face in the months ahead.Republican spending knows no limits for failed and useless wars. But it’s another story for victims of Hurricane Irene or other catastrophes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Richard Reeves / TruthdigSep 1, 2011
Are we a nation of brothers who come to the aid of each other? Or are we just a crowd of folks out for ourselves? Why have a country if we don't use it to help each other? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 31, 2011
The No. 2 GOP leader in the House says additional funds for FEMA will have to be matched by budget cuts, and we know from past experience what that means: less funding for programs that assist the poor and elderly without a hope of raising taxes. Michael "Heckuva Job" Brown thinks it's a good idea. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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