It’s the Economy, John

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2008 Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama gave major economic policy speeches Thursday, outlining specific proposals and highlighting John McCain's relative weakness on the subject. Obama called for a boost in regulation and an additional $30 billion in stimulus while Clinton proposed a job retraining program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Be Careful What You Wish For

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 18, 2008 Never do I want to hear again from my conservative friends about how brilliant capitalists are, how much they deserve their seven-figure salaries, and how government should keep its hands off the private economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Huge Recall of Beef Is Linked to Schools

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2008 The Department of Agriculture has ordered the largest ever beef recall in the US, deeming 143 million pounds of beef unfit for human consumption because of inspection violations The plant responsible for the suspect meat happens to call the U government, including the National School Lunch Program, one of its best customers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Free Market Madness

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Aug 30, 2007 With Labor Day approaching, it must not go unnoticed that Angelo Mozilo, chief executive of Countrywide Financial -- the company that has helped drive world markets into turmoil with its lending -- raked in $42.9 million last year. The Nobel laureate Harold Varmus, chief executive of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, was paid $2.5 million. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Republicans Defeat Net Neutrality Proposal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2006 Remember John Edwards' "Two Americas"? Well, a House subcommittee just moved us closer to a country of "Two Internets," in which only the wealthy will enjoy the fastest connection speeds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Troops Used as Props at GOP Functions

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2006 The White House is using active-duty US service personnel for partisan political purposes, a direct violation of military regulations, claims blogger Josh Marshall (here and here) Rep Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo) is pictured here introducing a soldier at a rally AMERICAblog connects more dots. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Roasts Cheney

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2006 "Don't let your kids go hunting with the vice president. I don't care what kind of lucrative contracts they're trying to land or energy regulations they're trying to get lifted. He'll shoot them in the face." | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boot Camps for Wayward Teens Go Unregulated Overseas

Blair Golson / Truthdig Jan 27, 2006 Sketchy US operators of "tough love" schools skirt American regulations by operating in other countries Sorta like sketchy U corporations that skirt American taxes by having mailboxes in other countries AlterNet's got the goods . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )