The Ghosts of ‘New Democrats’ Are Haunting Us

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 1, 2018 A fundamental battle for democracy is in progress—a conflict over superdelegates to the Democratic Party's national convention in 2020. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World’

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Apr 30, 2018 The 2007-2008 financial crisis triggered a massive shift in the global order. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Treasury Announces a Woman Will Appear on the $10 Bill

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 18, 2015 A campaign to celebrate the centenary of female suffrage has succeeded in getting a woman on a U.S. bank note, though she’ll have to share the honor with a man. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Treasury Secretary’s Misperceptions About Wealth

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 20, 2014 By Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's reckoning, being a millionaire does not constitute living high above the ranks of ordinary people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oct. 17: The Day the Money Runs Out

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 26, 2013 Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has written House Speaker John Boehner to warn that unless Congress raises the debt limit, the United States of America is going to start bouncing checks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Watch: Sen. Warren Grills Jack Lew on Too Big to Fail Banks

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 23, 2013 At a Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday, the Massachusetts senator got the best of the Treasury secretary as she pressed him on whether the government should cap the size of big banks or break them up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Did It for the Money

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 7, 2013 The president has chosen to fill two key Cabinet positions dealing with business practices with people who specialized in financial rip-offs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New Treasury Secretary Confirmed, Palin Claims Feds ‘Stockpiling Bullets,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 28, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including California voters make an about-face on marijuana legalization and an Illinois lawmaker offers an interesting comparison on gun control. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cantor Wants to End Overtime, Limbaugh Claims Palin’s ‘Never Wrong,’ and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 26, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's warning about the sequester cuts and a Michigan Republican lawmaker's latest attempt to rig the vote. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 It is bizarre that Chuck Hagel, a war hero with a long record of sensible views on the deployment of military power, gets blocked as the president's nominee to run the Pentagon, while Jack Lew, steeped in Wall Street greed, sails through as Treasury secretary.It is bizarre that war hero Chuck Hagel gets blocked as the president's nominee to run the Pentagon, while Jack Lew, steeped in Wall Street greed, sails through as Treasury secretary. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Lawmaker’s ‘Socialist’ Obama Claim, Will Ferrell’s Mayoral Endorsement, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 14, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including an assertion made by Sen. Marco Rubio during his SOTU response is questioned and the Republicans' so-called Benghazi witch hunt makes its way into Treasury secretary nominee Jack Lew's confirmation hearing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nurse Your Medicare — Obama’s Coming for It

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2013 The only reason President Obama is interested in health care reform is to please big business; Aaron Swartz memorials have become the setting of discussions about transforming the U.S. justice system; meanwhile, Obama's pick for secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew, is no stranger to the Cayman Islands. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )