90-Year-Old Madoff Client Goes Back to Work

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2009 Even though this CBS report seems to want to make a feel-good story out of this one, it's more the stuff of nightmares, despite 90-year-old Ian Thiermann's good-natured take on his fate. After being retired for 30 years, Thiermann discovered that he'd lost his entire retirement fund due to Bernie Madoff's shenanigans, and now Thiermann is working for $10 an hour in a California supermarket. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Greeter Economy

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401-GOP

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McCain Announces Economic Plan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2008 John McCain has laid out his plan for how he would help Americans recover from the recent shocks to the domestic and international markets. He took the action on Tuesday, a day later than he initially said he would and a day after Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama released his own economic plan -- and McCain's timing was not lost on the Obama campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Retirees Wake Up to a Swindle

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Oct 14, 2008 The essential fallacy of the 401(k) has been exposed. It took a historic market collapse -- one that threatens to impoverish workers already in retirement and those who are nearing it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

This Is Mike Gravel, Signing Off

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2008 The former senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the congressional record in 1971 tells a small group after his failed bids for the 2008 Democratic and Libertarian nominations: "This is the end of my political career." But don't worry about Mike Gravel. He certainly doesn't: "What's the worst thing that's happened to me? I go back to a normal life? At my age? This is terrible?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NYT: Pentagon Primed TV Military Experts

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2008 The Bush administration's skill in working the media to promote its interests is not a new story, but The New York Times has just uncovered a new twist: According to the paper, administration insiders courted a troop of retired military men to serve as trained PR agents for the White House on major broadcast outlets. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The 401(k) Myth

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Dec 13, 2007 Those who think they will retire in Fat City because they have a 401(k) may be headed for a bitter disappointment. The system's rules are flawed, and Washington should reform them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dr. Watson Hangs It Up

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2007 Although his contributions to the field of genetics will probably continue to define his scholarly legacy, it seems that the final chapter of DNA pioneer James Watson's career has been irrevocably marred by the reckless and inflammatory remarks he recently made about race and intelligence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sinking Ship

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Marie Cocco: The Pretense About Jobs

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 When it pays better to be old and retired than young and working, we can no longer indulge Bush's fantasy that the economy is on the right track. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Nation: Generals Revolt

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2006 Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, asks, "Is there a retired general left in the States who hasn't called on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to fall on his sword?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )