GOP Backs Off Norquist Anti-Tax Pledge, Fox News Dissed on Fox News, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including another legal challenge to President Obama's health care law and billionaire Warren Buffet discusses what Congress should do about taxing the wealthy. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

SEC Slaps Former Fannie, Freddie Execs With Fraud Charges

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2011 It's a start, but let's hope Friday's fraud charges against six former higher-ups at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac don't represent the only attempts that the Securities and Exchange Commission will make to hold financial executives responsible for the disastrous economic mess that's still upon us. 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 )

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 )

Bank of America CEO to Pack It In at Year’s End

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2009 Another head of another big bank is rolling all the way out the door On Wednesday, Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis made the startling announcement that he was opting to take early retirement, effective the last day of this calendar year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )