Robert Reich / TruthdigJul 29, 2014
“You shouldn’t get to call yourself an American company only when you want a handout from the American taxpayers,” President Obama said Thursday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigFeb 27, 2014
A U.S. Senate subcommittee found that Credit Suisse helped American clients conceal as much as $12 billion from the IRS, but the bank's CEO, Brady Dougan, said the blame lies with a few employees acting on their own. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJan 14, 2014
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has teamed up with Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma to introduce a bill that takes aim at the efficacy and malfeasance of government settlements on corporate wrongdoing and could bring billions of dollars back to taxpayers. If corporations have the same rights as people, then they should have to suffer the same consequences. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigMay 28, 2013
Forbes magazine likes to call itself a “capitalist tool,” and routinely offers tool-like justifications for whatever it is that profit-seeking corporations want to do. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2013
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss Barack Obama's announcement of the end of the decade-and-counting-long war on terror while Gitmo remains open for business. Is the Obama administration all over the map when it comes to terror? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMay 25, 2013
Apple isn't the only major American corporation hiding profits abroad. Lauren Feeney at the Moyers & Company blog has assembled a list of 10 companies that paid little to no taxes last year, and another 10 that added at least $5 billion to their offshore tax havens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 23, 2013
Apple CEO Tim Cook threatened Tuesday to keep more than $100 billion of the company's international earnings away from the United States unless Congress dropped the 35 percent corporate tax rate to the single digits. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Join our newsletterStay up to date with the latest from Truthdig. Join the Truthdig Newsletter for our latest publications.
Now you can personalize your Truthdig experience. To bookmark your favorite articles and follow your favorite authors, please login or create a user profile.
Now you can personalize your Truthdig experience. To bookmark your favorite articles and follow your favorite authors, upgrade to supporter.