Silent Running: The Burgeoning Wisconsin Scandal That Major Media Ignored

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 7, 2012 As millions of dollars in dark right-wing money pour into the state to preserve Gov. Scott Walker from his progressive opposition, it seems relevant that he and many top aides are under investigation in a campaign finance and corruption scandal that has been growing for two years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Wisconsin Taught Us

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jun 7, 2012 The left will make a big mistake if it ignores the lessons of the failed recall of Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin. The right will make an even bigger error if it allows the Wisconsin results to feed its inclination toward winner-take-all politics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wisconsin Election Results: Scott Walker Survives

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 6, 2012 Multiple news outlets have called the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election for Scott Walker By winning the election Tuesday night, the Republican became the first US governor to survive a recall attempt that reached the ballot By winning the election Tuesday night in Wisconsin, Scott Walker became the first U. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Recall Elections, Proposition 8 Moves Closer to Supreme Court and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 6, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including the Wisconsin recall election, the next step in the battle to legalize same-sex marriage in California and Bill O'Reilly's election prediction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will Wisconsin Governor Survive Recall Election?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2012 Scott Walker is looking to do what no other US governor has ever done: keep his office after a recall election Walker is just the third governor to face a recall ballot in U history . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Stakes in the Walker Recall

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 31, 2012 Gov. Scott Walker is not being challenged because he pursued conservative policies but because Wisconsin has become the most glaring example of a new and genuinely alarming approach to politics on the right. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Birth Control Recall: Pfizer Warns of Unintended Pregnancies

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2012 The pharmaceutical manufacturer says the million packets of mis-packaged birth control pills it is recalling won't harm women's health, but it acknowledges that they could fail to prevent users from becoming pregnant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Obama Should Learn From Wisconsin

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 19, 2011 With Wisconsin's epic state Senate recall battle now over, the results carry a clear message that ought to resonate all the way to Washington -- and especially the Obama White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wisconsin: Conservatives Win, Liberals Gain

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 11, 2011 There will be no magic potion, no instant formula for Democrats and progressives struggling to come back from their disastrous 2010 election losses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ferrari Joins the Not-So-Posh Recall Club

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2010 In these hard times one might be tempted to indulge in a bit of schadenfreude at the news that a $250,000 supercar for the superrich has a propensity to burst into flames, but we'll just stick to the facts. Ferrari is recalling more than 1,200 of its 458 Italia model because of a design flaw that has bonfire potential. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McDonald’s Recalls Toxic ‘Shrek’ Glasses

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2010 McDonald's is recalling 12 million "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses after it was found that the painted designs on the vessels contained toxic, but quite delicious-sounding, cadmium. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Slaps Toyota With Record Fine

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2010 U.S. auto regulators have decided to fine Toyota a maximum $16.375 million, having determined that the car company waited “at least four months” to recall its troubled vehicles. Toyota can contest the fine, which, although a record, amounts to a tiny fraction of the total financial impact of recalling some 8 million vehicles worldwide. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )