Who Would FDR Endorse?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Oct 1, 2019 The 32nd president understood how to leverage the popular will. Progressive candidates would be wise to embrace brand of his politics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

When Timothy Geithner Defied Barack Obama

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Sep 11, 2018 The former treasury secretary's refusal to obey his boss altered the course of the Great Recession—and likely gave us Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Prognosis: America 2018

Fangman Michael / Truthdig Feb 13, 2018 Knowledge, organized and available to all motivated voters, can win out. Then we can get our country back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Photo of the Week: Obama, Who Let Citigroup Staff His First Cabinet, Calls for Voter Solidarity

BLANK Oct 30, 2016 A 2008 email made public by WikiLeaks this month revealed that a bank executive essentially picked most of the president's Cabinet appointments—including the people who bailed out Wall Street. If you want "a chance to shape history," speak up before this election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer Questions Lawrence Summers and Michael Blumenthal on the 2008 Financial Crash (Video)

Jul 27, 2016 On Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention, Truthdig's editor in chief confronted the two former Treasury secretaries about the role financial deregulation played in the Wall Street crash. On Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention, Truthdig's editor in chief confronted the two former Treasury secretaries about the role financial deregulation played in the Wall Street crash. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Blame the Campus Liberals’ Campaign Aims at Yale

By Jim Sleeper / AlterNet Feb 15, 2016 A national campaign to blame campus distempers on politically correct liberals has found yet another target in angry students and anxious administrators. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Does Barney Frank’s New Book Let Democrats Off the Hook?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer confronts the former Massachusetts representative over President Clinton’s role in creating the Great Recession and other issues dividing progressives from the Democratic Party leadership.Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer confronts former Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank over President Clinton’s role in creating the Great Recession and other issues dividing progressives from the Democratic Party leadership. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amend the Fed: We Need a Central Bank that Serves Main Street

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Dec 8, 2013 Congress has the power to amend the Fed -- just as it did in 1934, 1958 and 2010. For the central bank to satisfy its mandate to promote full employment and become an institution that serves all the people -- not just the 1% -- the Fed needs fundamental reform. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Obama Will Nominate Janet Yellen as the First Woman to Chair the Fed

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2013 President Obama will reportedly nominate Fed Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen to head the central bank, making her the first woman in the institution's 99-year history to do so if she is confirmed by the Senate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Do Men With Wide Faces Inspire Selfishness in Others?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2013 After having found that many men whose faces were broader than others' tend to lead successful firms, the same two UC Riverside professors have discovered that wide-faced males elicit self-serving behavior in others. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Greg Palast

BLANK Sep 22, 2013 Noam Chomsky once said that Greg Palast "upsets all the right people." Did the independent investigative reporter halt Lawrence Summers' charge to the head of the Fed?Did the independent investigative reporter halt Lawrence Summers' charge to the head of the Fed? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Political Gridlock, Iran, Pope, Fed

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the House's attempt to defund Obamacare, the Iranian president's olive branch in The Washington Post, the pope's interview and Larry Summers' withdrawal as a candidate for Fed chairman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )