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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania Jul 11, 2011 Dig deeper

Strauss-Kahn Accusers Call Alarmed Prosecutors

Jiho, Cagle Cartoons, France Jul 2, 2011 Dig deeper

IMF Sounds Warning About Global Economy

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2011 Three years into the Great Recession, the outlook is wobbly in the eurozone, according to the IMF. France and Germany are doing well enough to offset some of the economic problems plaguing their neighbors, but in a networked world, nations' fates are intertwined. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Union Factor in the DSK Case

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2011 Would Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged victim have been as quick to tell authorities her story if she hadn't been a union member? Maybe not, The Guardian's Dean Baker points out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico May 23, 2011 Dig deeper

The Real IMF Assault

Nomi Prins / Truthdig May 20, 2011 As newly resigned International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn hunkers down in his jail cell, IMF news has fallen into two categories. Both miss the devastation the IMF causes, regardless of who heads it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

DSK Exits the IMF

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2011 File this one in the annals of unsurprising resignations: Early Thursday morning, the International Monetary Fund released a letter from Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the organization's now former director, announcing that he was stepping down in the face of sexual assault charges. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Kap, Cagle Cartoons, La Vanguardia, Spain May 16, 2011 Dig deeper

IMF Head Charged With Sex Attack in N.Y.

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2011 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, director of the International Monetary Fund and the French left’s most promising presidential candidate, was arrested Saturday and charged with sexual assault, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment of a Times Square hotel maid. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greece Hits the Help Button

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2010 Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, declaring that the "moment has come," formally requested the activation of a $60 billion financial aid package from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When in Economic Trouble, Invent a Gold Mine

William Pfaff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 Economist Joseph Stiglitz says the International Monetary Fund should create a new reserve currency, rather like declaring that a massive gold mine has been discovered under the IMF building. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )