How Affordable Housing Is Set Up to Fail

Jacqueline Rabe Thomas / ProPublica Nov 26, 2019 A new report reveals Connecticut has failed its low-income families, locking them out of opportunities while creating pockets of poverty. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Star Football Coach Gets 3-Game Suspension in Scandal

MITCH STACY / The Associated Press Aug 23, 2018 Ohio State acts against Urban Meyer—whom it pays more than $7 million a year—over his failure to adequately deal with an assistant coach in a case that involved domestic violence and other serious issues. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Don’t Blame ‘Big College’ Coaches for Creating Institutionalized Corruption

Allen Barra / Truthdig Feb 1, 2017 Clemson’s win over Alabama in college football’s national championship game didn’t impress sports writer Dave Zirin. But his scathing critique in The Nation missed the point. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

College Football: The Game Is Big Business

Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 3, 2016 UCLA signed a 12-year, $280 million deal with sports apparel company Under Armour before the season began. It is the most lucrative apparel contract in sports history, but in the competitive world of endorsement deals, don’t expect the Bruins (head coach Jim Mora, pictured) to stay No. 1 for long. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Study: Highest-Paid University Presidents Benefit From Soaring Student Debt and Low-Wage Adjuncts

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 20, 2014 It seems there's no coincidence that the university administrators with the fattest paychecks head schools in which students and adjuncts have the most to lose. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cramer Still Smarting From Stewart Smackdown

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2009 File under "sour grapes," perchance? CNBC's highly animated "Mad Money" pundit Jim Cramer is attempting to do some damage control after being thoroughly owned by Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" a month ago Cramer grumps about the episode to Ohio State University's student publication, The Lantern Let ’er rip, Jim!. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )