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The Secretarys New Clothes

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2008 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has announced what the media are calling a "massive overhaul" of America's regulatory agencies, but columnist and liberal economist Paul Krugman isn't impressed. Krugman doesn't think the administration's cosmetic solutions will mitigate our current economic crisis or prevent the next one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China: Democracy Isn’t for Us

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 China plans to stick with the economic and political reforms that have brought prestige, wealth and environmental catastrophe to the country, but don't expect Beijing to turn its back on the Communist Party completely. As the official spokesman of the 17th party congress put it: "We will never copy the Western model of political system." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Immigration and Ignorance

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 20, 2007 As the immigration issue takes the front-and-center position in Congress, opportunities for real reform -- as well as legitimization for millions of undocumented workers -- are being squandered in each round of deliberation over the pending legislation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Satire: Congress Hires Illegals to Write Immigration Bill

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jun 18, 2007 Congress will form a "guest congressman" program so illegal immigrants can do the work they'd rather not: reform immigration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Odd Couple Still Pushing Immigration Reform

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2007 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Bush are determined to push through the ailing immigration reform bill, despite heavy opposition from both sides of the aisle. Reid, who has partnered with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, said Democrats would work through the July 4 recess if necessary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Slaughter Rules

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 1, 2007 Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y, head of the House Rules Committee, is on a mission to restore some semblance of ethics and accountability to Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

For China, a Criminally Funny Poem

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2007 When Qin Zhongfei took 10 minutes to scribble down a satirical poem about local bureaucrats, he had no idea it would land him a month in jail -- a sign that free expression still languishes in China, despite hopes that President Hu Jintao's economic reforms would translate to a more open society. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

More Trouble for Ahmadinejad

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2006 The student movement that led to revolution in Iran may now be setting its sights on the country's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was protested last week during an appearance at the same university where the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy was planned. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Companies Fight For Right to Bleed China

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2006 In the face of vast poverty and exploitation, the Chinese government is about to enact a labor law that would strengthen the role of unions and protections for workers. But American corporations, eager to maintain their fiefdoms in the middle kingdom, have lobbied fiercely against the proposed legislation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul Cummins: Fighting the Wrong Battles in Education Reform

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 The co-founder of the trailblazing Crossroads and New Roads schools in Santa Monica argues that if we can?t fund cuts in class sizes and improve educational resources, nothing else we do will matter a whit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bush, Congress Cut Welfare Programs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2006 New welfare rules written by Congress and the Bush administration are taking effect, denying assistance to the poor for education and drug addiction treatment. The rules also require welfare recipients to work more hours a week, without providing additional child support subsidies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mideast Conflict a Setback for Iran Reform Movement

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2006 As the Islamic world rallies to the support of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militia, Iran is feeling more and more emboldened to press its confrontational foreign policy and efforts to silence political opposition at home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )