Foreclosures Mean Big Money for Lenders

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2009 The Obama administration is trying to pressure mortgage companies to move quicker in lowering payments for homeowners facing foreclosure. But many observers believe lenders are dragging their feet because they collect lucrative junk fees on the delinquent loans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Is Refused Access to Info on Gitmo

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2009 The U.S. recently denied U.N. officials access to information on conditions at Guantanamo Bay and other overseas detention facilities. It was the latest in a series of refusals by the Obama administration to allow international human rights organizations to probe Bush-era practices. Administration officials insist, however, that they have not formally closed the door on visits to Gitmo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

So Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Sunlight’?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2009 If, as President Obama once claimed, "sunlight is the best disinfectant," then why is his administration keeping a significant amount of information in the dark? Check out this clip from last night's "Daily Show" to find out why Jon Stewart is responsible for at least some of that. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Pelosi Puzzle

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2009 It’s been a rough week for Our Lady Speaker of the House. In Act I, she claimed ignorance about the full extent of the CIA’s torture repertoire. However, thanks to the magic of technology and documentation, her version of the story clashed with that of a pissed-off Leon Panetta. (See Robert Scheer's latest column for an editorial critique.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Old Faithful of Nonsense

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 13, 2009 Can't we send Dick Cheney back to Wyoming? Shouldn't we chip in and buy him a home where the buffalo roam and there's always room for one more crazy old coot down at the general store? For the final act of his too-long public career, Cheney seems to have decided to become an Old Faithful of self-serving nonsense. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White House All Atwitter

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2009 It's not entirely clear how the White House joining the cyber-ranks of MySpace, Facebook and Twitter will serve to make the American government more "transparent" and "efficient," but perhaps micro-blogging will save our democracy or maybe we'll get to hear about what Joe Biden had for lunch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Looking to Curb Wall Street’s Excesses

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2009 Faced with the glaring problem of indulgence and intractability on the highest tiers of Wall Street's corporate behemoths, the Obama administration is putting together a plan to make financial institutions more accountable and more transparent to the government and to the taxpayers who granted them buoyancy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Wrong Man for the Job

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jan 24, 2009 The United States needs to contract the services of a U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan who is capable of visionary thinking, one who possesses the political courage to stand up to a president and a secretary of state and argue against bad policy. I do not believe Richard Holbrooke is such a man. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )