Calling All Rebels

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 8, 2010 Brace yourself. The American empire is over. And the descent is going to be horrifying. How do we fight back? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Sandy Levin Tapped to Replace Rangel as Ways and Means Chair

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2010 Following Rep Charles Rangel's announcement Wednesday that he'd no longer head up the House Ways and Means Committee, naturally the nation awaited the revelation of his successor with bated breath or not But either way, Rep Sander Levin has been picked to take over Levin's a Democrat from Michigan, and as The Christian Science Monitor notes (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feckless on Ethics

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Mar 4, 2010 Sometimes I think I’ve gotten too cynical after so many years in Washington. Then I remember the House Ethics Committee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Rangel Steps Down From Chairman Post (for Now)

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2010 Facing ethics investigations on multiple fronts, Rep. Charlie Rangel announced Wednesday that he's stepping down from his position as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Although Rangel characterized the move as temporary, he might be looking at a longer -- i.e., permanent -- hiatus. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Waterboard Memo Authors Won’t Be Investigated

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2010 Officially closing the hotly contested chapter on how the Bush administration conducted its war on terror, the Justice Department has rejected calls for ethics investigations against the two lawyers who wrote and signed off on the memos justifying the waterboarding of detainees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ethics Troubles Loom Large for S.C. Governor

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2009 Looks like South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's extramarital activities, which were brought to light last summer after a faux Appalachian Trail excursion (by way of Argentina), aren't going to be wiped from the record anytime soon. Sanford is now looking at 37 ethics charges, at least a few of which appear related to his affair. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Million-Dollar Baby: How Much Would You Pay for a Baby If You Couldn’t Have One?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2009 Is there a fairer way to compensate surrogate mothers? Too often, surrogacy is about a wealthy couple hiring a poor woman to breed for them.Too often, surrogacy is about a wealthy couple hiring a poor woman to breed for them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Palin’s Legal Defense Fund Under Scrutiny

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2009 When she announced her resignation from office earlier this month, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin mentioned mounting legal bills stemming from various ethics investigations as one reason for her decision; now, she may not be able to tap into a legal defense fund set up to help her offset those costs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And Now, a Canned Answer About Palin From McCain

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2009 In this clip from Sunday's episode of "Meet the Press," Sen. John McCain goes into Papa Bear mode to defend his former running mate, Sarah Palin, but his show of support seems a little strained at times -- as when he says "I don't think she quit," for example. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin Sticks to the Script

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2009 Having startled allies and detractors alike with her resignation announcement last Friday, Alaska Gov. (for now) Sarah Palin got back to work Tuesday, signing a bill, doing a little Eskimo dancing and deflecting questions about her political plans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Justice Business

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jun 11, 2009 The appearance of extreme political impropriety is sometimes just too extreme, according to the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in a case that shines a brutal light on the spiral of campaign contributions that threaten to compromise too many state courts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Business Ethics? What a Concept

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2009 In what can only be the beginning of social revolution, 20 percent of Harvard's MBAs have signed an ethics pledge, vowing not to advance their "own narrow ambitions" at the expense of others. But the question remains, where exactly is the other 80 percent of the class? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )