Lehman Brothers: We Let Them Get Away With It

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2012 "60 Minutes" digs into the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and more specifically the government's decision not to prosecute the managers of the failed investment bank or its accounting firm. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Banks Pay Bupkis for Roles in Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2012 Bank of America: $11.9 billion; JPMorgan: $5.44 billion; Wells Fargo: $4.35 billion. These are the fines the banks have paid so far in settlements to the government for wrongdoing amid the financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why No One Would Listen

By Eyal Press, TomDispatch Mar 7, 2012 What’s worse: to be persecuted and indicted for trying to expose an act of wrongdoing? Or -- like so many in the corporate and financial world -- to be ignored for doing so? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Leaving Iraq, for Better or Worse

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2011 What's America's legacy in Iraq going to be? Can we read it accurately from this moment, now that the war is "officially" over? Also on this week's rundown of topics for "Left, Right & Center" panelists Robert Scheer, Matt Miller, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Tapscott are Fannie and Freddie vs. the SEC and a farewell to Christopher Hitchens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Occupy This and That

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2011 In this week's installment of "Left, Right & Center," panelists Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley, Matt Miller and Chrystia Freeland take stock of the unemployment crisis in our country, which is a gigantic enough topic as it is. But wait -- there's much more. 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 )

You Can Arrest an Idea

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 1, 2011 Count the liberal mayor of Los Angeles as one of those apologists for suppressing truth in the name of civic order. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We Deserve the Truth From Citigroup, Judge Rules

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2011 A federal judge will not accept the SEC's settlement with Citigroup for defrauding its customers of more than $700 million in just one of the firm's lousy investment opportunities. (more)A federal judge will not accept the SEC's settlement with Citigroup for defrauding its customers of more than $700 million in just one of the firm's lousy investment opportunities. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

American Officials Enjoy Lives Without Shame

Derek Lazzaro / Truthdig Sep 3, 2011 Three recent news headlines illustrate how shameless some American officials have become when it comes to breaking the rules or messing up and pretending that everything is still OK. They also prove that in modern America, it’s possible for screwups to continue their lives and careers with hardly a blip.Three recent news headlines illustrate how, in modern America, it's possible for some well-placed screwups with the right connections to continue their lives and careers with hardly a blip. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Madoff Speaks

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2011 It's hard to believe that it has already been two years since the implosion of Bernie Madoff's devastating Ponzi scheme, and it's hard to comprehend why the fallen financier would choose this moment to unburden himself to New York magazine's Steve Fishman . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )