Former Trump Officials Are Openly Flouting Rules Against Lobbying

DEREK KRAVITZ / ProPublica Feb 15, 2019 As many as 18, including ex-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, have found ways to sidestep the administration's ethics pledge. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Endgame Is an Opportunity for the Radical Left

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2016 The fundamental premise of Sanders’ campaign—that his “political revolution” can be accomplished within the confines of capitalism—is incorrect. That will soon be clear. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Waxman Gears Up for Health Care Showdown

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Aug 26, 2009 By the time Congress returns from its recess and takes another whack at the health insurance mess, Rep Henry Waxman will have started revealing the deceit that protects health business profiteersBy the time Congress returns from recess, Rep. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health Care Reform Can’t Wait

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 19, 2009 The national health care crisis, intensified by the recession, is so bad that nothing can be permitted to stop reform of the system, not even the implosion of the president's health czar. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Another Nominee With Tax Problems

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2009 What exactly was the point of that endless questionnaire Team Obama famously had prospective worker bees fill out? A fifth Obama nominee has run into some controversy, the fourth due to a failure to pay taxes, although in the case of Labor Secretary-designate Hilda Solis, her husband is to blame. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nominee Confirmed or Your Money Back

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Obama: ‘I Screwed Up’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2009 "I'm frustrated with myself, with our team," the president said Tuesday as he worked the cameras to try to limit the fallout from his appointee implosion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Takes Responsibility for Nominee Mess

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2009 President Obama blitzed the networks Tuesday to say "I screwed up." Three of Obama's high-profile nominees had failed to pay all the taxes they owed. Two were forced to withdraw from consideration earlier Tuesday. The president said he wanted to "send a message that there aren't two sets of rules—you know, one for prominent people and one for ordinary folks who have to pay their taxes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Daschle Drops Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2009 Memo to anyone still angling for a top position in the Obama administration: Pay your taxes. Tom Daschle is the latest political player to find himself out of the running -- in his case, to head the Department of Health and Human Services -- after tax issues came to light. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ethical Malpractice

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 3, 2009 No need to fumble for words that sum up the stew of hypocrisy, arrogance and insiderism that is the unfolding saga of Tom Daschle. This is the audacity of audacity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Backs Embattled Daschle

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2009 Will tax problems sink former US Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's chances of becoming the next U health secretary? President Obama apparently hopes that this won't be the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nothing to Fear but No Health Care

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 14, 2009 Fifty million Americans are without health insurance, and 25 million are "underinsured." Millions being laid off will soon be added to those rolls. At this perilous moment, we need sweeping New Deal-caliber changes, not the impotent tinkering that has been proposed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )