Conservative, or Just Plain Corrupt?

David Sirota / Truthdig Nov 30, 2007 Through their ethics scandals, Republicans in Washington long ago began making the word conservative synonymous with the term corrupt. Surprisingly, though, it is a group of Democrats that is cementing this definitional conversion for good. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 19, 2007 In his book "Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia," John Gray warns that as the era of liberal intervention in international affairs wanes, it is being replaced with "primitive versions of religion" that will be used to fuel apocalyptic violence. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Scandals Rattle Republican Ranks

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2007 The GOP is undergoing a bit of an ethical crisis following the recent string of scandals involving prominent Republicans -- the most recent being, of course, the media hullabaloo surrounding Sen. Larry Craig's run-in with an undercover policeman in a Minneapolis airport men's room. Oh, and then there's that whole Iraq war issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Trouble for Sen. Stevens

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2007 AP is reporting that Sen. Ted Stevens may have broken the law by not declaring a gift from a longtime aide. Earlier this week, the FBI and IRS raided Stevens' Alaska home as part of an investigation into the Republican senator's relationship with a local contractor who admitted to bribing Alaskan lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain in Hot Water After Phone Call

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2007 In yet another blow to his floundering campaign, The New York Times reports that John McCain may have broken Senate ethics rules. His aides have confirmed that McCain made a call to his top fundraisers from the Republican cloakroom, right off the Senate floor. McCain is well acquainted with the rule restricting campaign activity inside the Senate building: He headed up calls for an investigation of Al Gore for supposed violation of the same rule 10 years ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wolfowitz Caught in the Act

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2007 As head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz cut off funding to nations he deemed corrupt -- but then corruptly rewarded his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, with a plum job. Now he's feeling pressure to resign from higher-ups within the organization. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Sense of History

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The Moral Authority

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House Majority Leader Wants Ethics Investigation

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2007 Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., has said there should be an ethics investigation of improper behavior related to the politically motivated firing of eight U.S. attorneys. The Senate is already conducting an inquiry into the matter, which involves at least three prominent Republicans in Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Slaughter Rules

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 1, 2007 Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y, head of the House Rules Committee, is on a mission to restore some semblance of ethics and accountability to Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ethics Bill Passes by Huge Margin

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2007 Within hours of taking power in the House, Democrats successfully pushed through ethics legislation by a telling margin: 430 to 1. Either it's politically untenable to vote in favor of corruption (except for Dan Burton of Indiana) or the bill was watered down enough, as critics alleged, that it wasn't worth opposing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

E.J. Dionne Jr.: Reformers Without Results

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 2, 2007 If the Democrats don't make good on their election-year promises to reform the lobbying system, they won't deserve to hold power. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )