The Crime of Our Time

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2010 Danny Schechter's new movie, "Plunder: The Crime of Our Time," tells the story of the economic collapse as "a crime narrative as opposed to a mistakes narrative." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Rescuing’ Iceland

Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany Feb 26, 2010 Dig deeper

Early Review of the Angelides Commission: All Puff, No Punch

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 Martin Berg from Where's Our Money writes: "The bankers, beleaguered as they may like to appear, have little to fear if the questioning continues as it began So far, this is no Pecora Commission, the Depression-era investigation into the cause of the financial crash that led to landmark reforms ". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Move Your Money

Staff / Truthdig Dec 31, 2009 The filmmaker who gave us "Why We Fight" has crafted this powerful call to action out of scenes from "It's a Wonderful Life" and documentary footage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reagan Didn’t Do It

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 3, 2009 It would be nice to blame Ronald Reagan for the economic meltdown, as Paul Krugman did recently, but the facts don't support it. Unfortunately, the real villains are closer at hand. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Veteran Regulator Calls Geithner a Failure

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2009 William K. Black made a name for himself busting bad bankers and the lawmakers who loved them during the savings and loan scandal. His book, "The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One," says it all. Here he tells Bill Moyers that the treasury secretary is a failed regulator engaged in the cover-up of a massive fraud. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Close These Refuges for Scoundrels

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 2, 2009 The story of former AIG executive Joseph Cassano points up once more how tax and regulatory havens across the world encourage nefarious conduct, lack of transparency, evasion of taxes and corporate criminality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What You Dig

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2009 Here are the five most-read stories of the last seven days, including Chris Hedges on America's moral meltdown and Robert Scheer on the economic incompetents who find easy employment in the Obama administration. Full list after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It Pays to Be White

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2009 Black and Latino communities have long suffered significantly higher unemployment rates than those of whites, but the economic collapse is taking labor inequity to new and alarming places. Jobs data shows that blacks and Latinos aren't just more unemployed overall, but they're losing jobs faster than their white colleagues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Citigroup Wants a Bigger Bailout

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2009 Uncle Sam already gave Citigroup $45 billion and promised to limit the bank's losses on $300 billion in troubled loans, but executives at the ailing bank are now reportedly asking the federal government to sweeten the deal. One scheme has Washington exchanging preferred stock for common stock. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Cure for Shopping Withdrawal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2009 For everyone forced by the global economic meltdown to pinch pennies, the Onion has this friendly reminder that consumption isn't all it's cracked up to be. Warning: This clip has an abundance of salty language. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The District of Pandemonium

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 16, 2009 Our nation's capital will survive the financial meltdown, the deepening recession and the plethora of foreign crises from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Whether Washington will survive Tuesday's inauguration, however, is an open question. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )