The False Debate on the Debt

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 13, 2011 In the ever-so-smug company of the rich and powerful, it is a given that there is never to be any expression of remorse or other acknowledgement of the pain they have inflicted on the lesser mortals they so cavalierly plunder. There is currently no shortage of corporate profits or excessive executive compensation to explain away the failure of the private sector to create jobs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Who Says It’s Not About Destroying Unions?

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Apr 1, 2011 The centennial commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist Co fire in New York City, with the loss of 146 young women trapped in a factory that had blatantly ignored the meager safety legislation of the time, paradoxically raises the question of whether we are doomed to forget the past fire in New York City paradoxically raises the question of whether we are doomed to forget the past. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Time for a Little Education

By Jim Mamer Mar 24, 2011 I’m a retired teacher and I’m pissed No matter what form of media I look at, I’m confronted with constant references to the various budget crises The crises are real, but the search for culprits has degenerated into a hypocritical attempt to score political points. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Wis. Judge Blocks Anti-Union Law

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2011 It ain't over yet in Wisconsin. On Friday, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi took aim to temporarily thwart Gov. Scott Walker's highly contested law, passed last week, that stripped state employees of their collective bargaining power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghanistan MIA From Deficit Debate

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 16, 2011 While Republicans race to cut spending, including outlays for education, health care and social services, they never mention one of the real reasons for the deficit: the cost of the war in Afghanistan and the mess we’ve made in Iraq. The Republican goal is clear. It has nothing to do with America’s longest war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Naomi Klein on Climate Change, Union Busting

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2011 This is one instance in which we would hope that Naomi Klein wouldn't get it right, but as the "Shock Doctrine" author explains in this "Democracy Now!" interview, certain current events (ahem, Gov Scott Walker) point to a troubling trend taking hold in the US . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wis. Police Clear Protesters From Capitol

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2011 The scene at the Capitol in Madison on Thursday reflected the larger state of affairs in Wisconsin, with Democratic senators pounding on locked chamber doors as protesters were escorted out of the building by police Meanwhile, the Republican . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Raw Video: Protesters Push Back in Wisconsin

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2011 On Wednesday night, protesters turned up en masse in the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison to register their collective discontent over the passage of Gov. Scott Walker's anti-union bill. The Associated Press compiled this montage of footage from the scene that evening. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Senators Find a Workaround, Win Wis. Bill Battle

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2011 On Wednesday, the standoff between Republican and Democratic members of the Wisconsin state Senate came to an abrupt end, due to some GOP ingenuity that made the absence of 14 senators moot for the purpose of passing Gov. Scott Walkers' infamous union-busting bill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Walker Won’t Meet Dems at the Border

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2011 The posse of Wisconsin state senators who left the building -- not to mention Wisconsin -- last month to thwart Gov Scott Walker's campaign to quash state employees' collective bargaining powers proposed a meeting with the governor somewhere . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gov. Walker Does ‘Something Big’

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Mar 5, 2011 The tea-party-enabled Wisconsin Legislature is working overtime to protect its governor. The tea-party-enabled Wisconsin Legislature is working overtime to protect its governor. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Budget Showdowns, Libya, Newt in 2012?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2011 This week on Capitol Hill, lawmakers passed a continuing budget resolution and prevented a government shutdown -- for now Also on this edition of "Left, Right & Center," we have speculation about Newt Gingrich's bid for White House glory . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )