By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsOct 3, 2016
The Republican nominee posted a staggering $916 million loss in 1995, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 13, 2012
At the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, governments are trying to get their hands and handcuffs on the Internet; some scientists have posited that homosexuals inherit the trait from their opposite-sex parent; meanwhile, Italy's disgraced Silvio Berlusconi prepares to run again. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 21, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including a top Obama administration official facing a contempt vote, a new birther conspiracy and "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart takes on Fox News (yet again). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 11, 2011
Many in the media are touting a recent overhaul of the state of New York's tax scheme as a sign of a new age of increased burden for top earners and a victory for the 99 percent. But close inspection reveals that such comparisons exclude the contributions of a soon to expire, 3-year-old “millionaires' tax,” and the new codes favor the rich. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 5, 2011
A House Republican spoke out against anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist on Tuesday, saying his no-tax pledge and demands for "ideological purity" are responsible for "paralyzing Congress" during a time when a discussion about tax reform should be a high priority. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 1, 2011
"We are more than a nation in decline; we are a nation moving toward the bittersweet simplisms, policies and values of a new form of authoritarianism," writes Henry Giroux, in an article adapted from his new book on America's shift away from democratic values toward a rigid, market-driven uniformity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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