Will Timothy Geithner Lead Us Over or Around the Fiscal Cliff?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 28, 2012 If “pragmatic deal maker,” as The Wall Street Journal describes Geithner, means someone who believes any deal with Republicans is better than no deal, and deficit reduction is more important than job creation, we could be in for a difficult December. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

For He’s a Jolly Good Scoundrel

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 19, 2012 The men most responsible for the collapse of the American dream are heaped with honors at the highest levels of society. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Season’s Greetings From Occupy Harvard

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2011 Harvard's "Occu-Elves" deliver lumps of coal to "naughty boys," including the school's former president, Lawrence Summers, and Robert Rubin, two men who helped engineer the economic meltdown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Judge Jed Rakoff

Staff / Truthdig Dec 2, 2011 There are those occasions when the choice for Truthdigger of the Week is so clear that our tribute practically writes itself This is one of those times . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Refuses to Accept Obama’s Banking Sellout

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 10, 2011 There is no three-strikes law for crooked bankers, who usually get off with a fine and a promise not to do it again, and again and again. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Too Big to Jail

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 3, 2011 Can we all agree that a $1 billion swindle represents a lot of money? So why isn't former Citigroup Chairman Robert Rubin breaking a sweat? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Men We Trusted to Lead Us

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2011 Why are Ben Bernanke and Barack Obama just now discovering that there is a jobs crisis in this country? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

If McCain Had Won

Fred Branfman / Truthdig Jul 16, 2011 Nothing reveals the true state of American politics today more than the fact that Democratic President Barack Obama has left the Democratic Party far weaker than it would have been had McCain been elected.President Obama has left the Democratic Party far weaker than it would have been had Sen. John McCain been elected. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

In Money-Changers We Trust

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 29, 2010 Two years into the Obama presidency and the economic data is still looking grim Don’t be fooled by the gyrations of the stock market, where optimism is mostly a reflection of the ability of financial corporations -- thanks to massive government largesse -- to survive the mess they created. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Man Who Shattered Our Economy

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 17, 2010 Rejoice, the housing market is back. Sandy Weill just picked up a humdinger of a wine vineyard estate in Sonoma, Calif., for a record $31 million, so the foreclosure crisis must be over. Some guys have all the luck, particularly when they supply the dice. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Big Guy’s on Our Side

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2010 Paul Volcker, or the "big guy," as President Barack Obama refers to the former Federal Reserve chair who heads his Economic Recovery Advisory Board, nailed it in a series of blistering remarks on the sorry state of our economy.Paul Volcker, or the "big guy," as President Barack Obama calls him, nailed it in a series of blistering remarks on the sorry state of our economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman Interviews Robert Scheer About ‘The Great American Stickup’

BLANK Sep 7, 2010 We've heard about the robber barons on Wall Street who brought on our current economic crisis, but they couldn't have done it without the help of key political players like Bill Clinton, for one, as Robert Scheer tells Amy Goodman in this "Democracy Now!" interview about his new book.Amy Goodman talks with Truthdig's Robert Scheer about Wall Street's robber barons and Scheer's new book in this "Democracy Now!" interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )