Robert Scheer / TruthdigNov 24, 2011
On this Thanksgiving we have been cheated of the bounty of the harvest as one in three Americans descends into poverty. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 18, 2011
Father Eduardo Samaniego, the Jesuit pastor of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in San Jose, Calif., protested foreclosures by Bank of America against those in his flock and beyond by moving $3 million of his parish’s funds to a local credit union. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 11, 2011
Some 100 people -- around 65 men and 35 women -- taking part in an Occupy Boston protest were arrested in the wee hours of Tuesday morning after they refused to leave a newly groomed section of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway near Dewey Square. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 10, 2011
In a startling move, the Obama administration is holding three major banks -- Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase -- accountable for their bad lending habits on the mortgage market, cutting off funds from the Home Affordable Modification Program until they shape up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 15, 2011
Investigators at the United States Trustee Program, which oversees U.S. bankruptcy cases, are collecting mountains of evidence that show that banks industrywide are hurrying huge numbers of borrowers out of their homes prematurely, based on false loan repayment claims. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 8, 2011
Here's one solution to the foreclosure crisis, albeit an ugly one. In what Gizmodo points out could very well be a publicity stunt, mobile ad company Adzookie says it will pay your mortgage if you let it turn your house into a giant billboard. Take it away, Chris Hedges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 28, 2011
With millions of homeowners still struggling to stay in their homes, the Obama administration’s $75 billion foreclosure prevention program has been weakened, perhaps fatally, by lax oversight and a posture of cooperation—rather than enforcement—with the nation’s biggest banks. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJan 22, 2011
In this live video Q & A session, Robert Scheer discussed with readers his latest column, "Obama Pulls a Clinton" . Dig deeper
Nomi Prins / TruthdigJan 1, 2011
There are two potential ways to measure the economic performance of a political leader One is by the profitability, stock prices and executive bonuses of a nation’s corporations The other is by the financial condition of the majority of its population. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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