The People Win as Lawrence Summers Trades Power For Wealth

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 17, 2013 Poor Lawrence Summers, he doesn't get to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, aka the czar of the world's economic order. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lawrence Summers Will Not Chair the Federal Reserve

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 16, 2013 Over the screaming objections of members of his own party, President Obama seemed determined to appoint Wall Street groupie Lawrence Summers to head the most important bank in the country. On Sunday, Summers "reluctantly" withdrew his name from consideration for the post. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The New York Times’ Fear of AIPAC

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2013 A paragraph disappeared from the newspaper that cited the attack on Syria is really about showing the pro-Israel lobby group the U.S. is serious about Iran; economic scarcity melds the mind; meanwhile, the hypocrisy of the "red line" in Syria is highlighted by the fact that the Pentagon acknowledged using white phosphorus in Iraq a few years ago. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Making the World Safe for Banksters: Syria in the Cross Hairs

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Sep 5, 2013 Iraq and Libya have been taken out, and Iran has been heavily boycotted. Syria is now in the cross-hairs. Why? Here is one overlooked scenario. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Larry Summers and the ‘End-Game’ Memo

BLANK Aug 26, 2013 A 1997 memo retrieved from the filing cabinet of investigative reporter Greg Palast shows the involvement of Lawrence Summers -- Obama's current favorite for chairman of the Federal Reserve -- in a successful plan to help big bank CEOs "rip apart financial regulation across the planet." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Larry Summers

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Aug 16, 2013 Dig deeper

‘Left, Right & Center:’ Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, Iran Sanctions and the Fed

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 3, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right and Center" panelists touch on a court's finding Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy as the NSA declassifies mounds of documents in preparation for congressional hearings. Also, a moderate Iranian is about to assume the office of president and Larry Summers appears ready to lead the Fed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When Obama Trashed the Huffington Post, Was He Talking About This Column?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2013 When President Obama told Democratic lawmakers not to believe everything they read in The Huffington Post, he might have been referring to this column by Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer Or this one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Defends Summers, Franken Plans NSA Transparency Bill, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 1, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Anthony Weiner's wife is reportedly taking a break from her job as Hillary Clinton's top aide and North Carolina's governor makes an insulting offer to protesters demonstrating against the state's recently signed-into-law abortion bill. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Summers Loving

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill Aug 1, 2013 Dig deeper

Gag Me With Lawrence Summers

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 30, 2013 President Obama thinks his former economic adviser is brilliant, but as Summers' second trip through the revolving door between Washington and Wall Street reveals, he's just greedy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Whom Does Sen. Warren Want to Head the Fed?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 28, 2013 Since taking office earlier this year, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, has been a staunch consumer advocate, a champion of the middle class and a thorn in Wall Street’s side, which is why we should pay close attention to whom she’s backing to replace Ben Bernanke as head of the Federal Reserve. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )