Military Suicides Jump to Record High

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Sep 26, 2019 Defense leaders express dismay and a resolve to do more to increase resilience in the force. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Suicides Double Among National Guard, Reserves

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2011 The Army's investment in suicide prevention appears to be paying off, with the first drop among active duty soldiers in five years. However the number of National Guardsmen and reservists who killed themselves -- half of whom never saw combat -- nearly doubled in the last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tunisia’s Central Bank Denies Gold ‘Heist’ by Ben Ali’s Wife

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2011 A spokesman for Tunisia's central bank denies a Le Monde report that the wife of ousted Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali left the country with almost $60 million worth of Tunisia's gold reserves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Soccer Star Boots the Banks

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2010 While European economies stutter and protests in a number of European countries continue to go unanswered, it's almost hilarious that we may turn to 1990s soccer sensation Eric Cantona for help. A Cantona interview has become a YouTube sensation, launching an online political movement based on non-participation within capitalism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Ask, Don’t Count: Pentagon Underreports Discharges

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2010 Servicemembers United, having just won a Freedom of Information Act request, says the military has not been counting National Guard or Reserve veterans who were discharged under the military's anti-gay policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq’s Oil for Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2010 In an announcement that was one part election hackery and one part good domestic politics, the Iraqi prime minister has declared that his country will not sell the rights to any more of its oil fields to foreign companies, a move that signals an intent by Iraq to develop its own national oil industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Venezuela’s Whopping Oil Reserves

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2010 A new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey says that Venezuela's oil reserves could be double those of Saudi Arabia, a finding that could significantly alter the world's geopolitical stage and crude oil market. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When in Economic Trouble, Invent a Gold Mine

William Pfaff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 Economist Joseph Stiglitz says the International Monetary Fund should create a new reserve currency, rather like declaring that a massive gold mine has been discovered under the IMF building. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Finance Giant Goes for Peanuts

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2008 The mortgage crisis has claimed another corporate victim. Bear Stearns, one of the largest financial institutions in the world, has been bought for a piddling $236 million. The company was valued at $3.5 billion just a few days ago, and $20 billion a little more than a year ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

National Guard Difficulty ‘Places the Nation at Risk’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2008 A commission set up by Congress in 2005 to examine the readiness of National Guard and reserve units has found that they're simply inadequate to the task of dealing with a major disaster in the United States. The commission blamed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also the Pentagon's assumption that training for those conflicts would somehow prepare troops for disaster relief at home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Liberty Dollar’ Crackdown

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2007 Ron Paul may not be ahead in the polls, but he's probably the only presidential candidate who already has his face on a coin. The feds have seized a cache of gold, silver and copper "liberty dollars" bearing Paul's visage. Other than a mutual distaste for the Federal Reserve, the Republican candidate has no relationship with the makers of the coins. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greenspan’s Legacy

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