Supreme Court Rejects Vermont’s Campaign Finance Law

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 This is a complicated issue. We'll let the Washington Post take it: "The Supreme Court struck down Vermont's strict limits on campaign contributions and spending yesterday, in a splintered ruling that left intact the constitutional basis of current campaign finance laws but may make it difficult to put new curbs on money in politics." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Condemns, Keller Defends Bank Data Story

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2006 President Bush said the N.Y. Times' disclosures about the administration's bank data-mining program did "great harm to the United States of America." The Times' editor, Bill Keller, said "nobody should think that we made this decision casually, with any animus toward the current administration, or without fully weighing the issues." Dig deeper

Sec. Snow, Cheney Defend Bank Searches

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2006 Outgoing Secretary of the Treasury John Snow said the program to troll through the financial records of Americans without warrants is the thing "I'm proudest of It's really government at its best" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feds Secretly Reviewed Bank Data to Fight Terror

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 Under a post 9/11 Bush administration program, CIA agents officials have gained access to financial records from a vast international database called SWIFT, examining banking transactions involving thousands of Americans without specific warrants in each case. (This program is working in parallel with the NSA's warrantless eavesdropping system) The N.Y. Times has the scoop The Washington Post has government officials confirming the story Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Sex Cues Ruin Men’s Decisiveness

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 Men shown pictures of attractive women fared worse in financial games than men who hadn't seen the pictures. The more testosterone a man had, the more his attention waned. After 10,000 years of anecdotal evidence, did we really need a scientific study to verify this one? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poll: For More Women, Man’s Looks More Important Than His Money

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2006 Researchers from the UK have found that as women make more money themselves, they value a man's physical attractiveness more highly than his financial status. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abramoff Broke, Lawyers Claim

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2006 The indicted lobbyist's attorneys assert he spent all the money "in his overly determined pursuit of helping people and charities." You'll excuse us while we gag up a hidden Cayman Islands account or two. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fastow: Enron’s Lay ‘Lied About Enron Finances’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 The energy company's former CFO testifies that Ken Lay, the former CEO, lied about the company's financial situation in the months before the company's collapse. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Family Savings Look Scary Across the Board

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2006 The Federal Reserve finds that the average family has only about $3,800 in the bank, no retirement account and no stocks or bonds, and can't pay off a $2,200 credit card balance Pretty grim But don't fear Tax cuts for the rich will make everything all better. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And the Hits Just Keep on Coming…

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2006 An audit of American rebuilding projects in Iraq turns up millions of dollars stuffed into footlockers, a U.S. soldier gambling away Iraqi money, and other inspiring tales of the same ilk. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

Roger Gould / Truthdig Dec 21, 2005 If you're stressed out by the holiday season, blame it on your family -- and then change. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )