Making Sense of the Financial Reform Bill

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2010 The Senate passed on Thursday what The Wall Street Journal described as "the most extensive overhaul of financial-sector regulation since the 1930s." The New York Times breaks down what's in the bill and how it might change when reconciled with the House version. Worth noting: Democrats Russ Feingold and Maria Cantwell voted against the measure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Stocks Take a Nosedive as Euro Worries Rise

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2010 The Icelandic volcano isn't the only problem blowing over from Europe, judging by Thursday's dismal stock market dive, touched off in part by problems in the euro zone as well as homegrown concerns about the American government's plans for financial regulation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Small Biz Lobby Suits Up Against Health Care

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2010 A national small-business lobbying group has tossed in with 20 states in their legal challenge to the Obama administration's health care reform law. The mostly Republican push claims the health care overhaul violates states' rights guaranteed in the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. Paves Way on May Day

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2010 According to police estimates, as many as 60,000 marchers took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in a show of support for comprehensive immigration reform and against laws like Arizona's recently passed SB 1070. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Supreme Victory for Special Interests

John Dean / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court, none of whom has been elected to anything, ever, has given a monumental victory to special interests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iran Protest Videos

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2009 It's difficult to confirm the origin of all of these news and Internet videos of protests in Iran, but it's clear that something major is again happening there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nine Protesters Dead in Tehran

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2009 At least nine protesters, including the nephew of Iran's opposition leader Mir Houssein Mousavi, were killed as demonstrators in Tehran continued the civil unrest that began a week ago in honor of the death of dissident Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

21st Century Skills: Education’s New Cliché

Mike Rose / Truthdig Dec 8, 2009 What’s new about them? They sound like the skills one would have gotten from a good 20th century education -- or from a lot further back than that.They sound like the skills one would have gotten from a good 20th century education -- or from a lot further back than that. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Blinded by Reform

Mike Rose / Truthdig Oct 22, 2009 The Obama administration has committed serious money to education reform, but many of the Department of Education's big ideas are flawed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Merkel Claims Victory in Germany

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2009 German election exit polls are showing that reigning Chancellor Angela Merkel is headed for a second term, with her conservative bloc collecting more than a third of the national vote. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Isn’t Reform, It’s Robbery

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 24, 2009 The proposed health reform plans rattling around Congress all ensure that the profits for corporations will increase and the misery for ordinary Americans will be compounded.The health plans rattling around Congress are designed to force you to buy a defective product: Bad private insurance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health Bill Survives House Committee Vote

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2009 The good news, at least for those hoping for progress on the health care reform front, is that the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the latest version of a bill aimed at revamping the nation's flagging health care system. The bad news: Now that Congress is headed for a monthlong vacation, we'll have a whole new round of squabbling to look forward to in September. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )