The Freeloaders in Mitt Romney’s Orbit

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Sep 21, 2012 Watching Mitt Romney talk about the 47 percent of Americans he says are freeloaders, I thought of Paul Ryan’s mom, a Medicare recipient. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Mother Jones Got the Romney Video Scoop

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 20, 2012 David Corn of Mother Jones magazine talks about how he teamed up with James Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, to get the footage posted this week of Mitt Romney insulting half of the American public before a crowd of campaign donors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Deep, Dark Pond of Political Money

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 22, 2012 Spending in the 2012 presidential election is expected to top $11 billion—more than twice the 2008 total. The Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling has taken American electoral politics back six decades, to before a time when corporations, trade groups and unions were banned from spending unlimited money on political campaigns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High School All Over Again

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 10, 2012 Washington journalism is like high school It has the same cool kids, mean girls, social rankings and the big prom—the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner But unlike what happens in high school, the insular behavior of the Washington media affects the whole nation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why No One Would Listen

By Eyal Press, TomDispatch Mar 7, 2012 What’s worse: to be persecuted and indicted for trying to expose an act of wrongdoing? Or -- like so many in the corporate and financial world -- to be ignored for doing so? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

State Taxes Stacked Against the Poor

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2012 Though many conservatives would rather not discuss it, not all taxes are created equal. Sure, the federal income tax is progressive (though less so than in the past), but payroll and state taxes -- which include levies on income, property, sales and various fees -- are not, and the differences between the top 1 percent and the bottom 20 percent can be large. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Durban Deal Is No Deal

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2011 Another round of climate negotiations, another vague promise to commit to something in the distant future and another slow-motion step toward disaster for the world’s poor and vulnerable. The Durban deal puts the U.N.’s 194 nations on track to begin negotiating a legally binding pact by 2015, six years after we were told to expect such a treaty in Copenhagen. (more)Another round of climate negotiations, another slow-motion step toward disaster. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chalk One Up for the 99%

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2011 On the evening of November 8th, Occupy Wall Street, the populist uprising built on economic justice and corruption-free politics that’s spread like a lit match hitting a trail of gasoline, notched its first major political victory in the unlikeliest of places: Ohio.On the evening of November 8th, Occupy Wall Street notched its first major political victory in the unlikeliest of places: Ohio. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Time to Move Your Money

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2011 Saturday is the day 80,000 people have pledged to punish "too big to fail" banks by moving their money to credit unions and local community institutions. How does it work? Will banks feel the hurt? How can it be done quickly and conveniently? Josh Harkinson at Mother Jones answers these questions and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Koch Brothers’ Gallery of Million-Dollar Buddies

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2011 Twice yearly, the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch assemble a crowd of wealthy economic libertarian sympathizers to raise funds for their efforts to influence government and the American public. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Unemployment on Labor Day: By the Numbers

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2011 For the millions of Americans who have lost their livelihoods over the last few years and the millions more who have been unemployed since before the 2008 financial crisis, Labor Day will underscore the daily suffering. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Claims About Ubiquitous Germ Killer Debunked

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2011 For 37 years the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has offered no official, scientific report on the safety of triclosan, a dubious anti-microbial agent found in everything from toys to toothpaste. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )