Follow the Taxpayer’s Money

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2007 McClatchy: "Top Commerce and Treasury Departments officials appeared with Republican candidates and doled out millions in federal money in battleground congressional districts and states after receiving White House political briefings detailing GOP election strategy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

IRS Workers Fall for Simulated Password Scam

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2007 According to a recent internal audit, 60 percent of IRS employees fell for the oldest trick in the book, allowing auditors posing as help-desk employees access to their digital identities, and by extension your personal and private information. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fox’s Gibson Joins the Michael Moore Witch Hunt

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2007 John Gibson of Fox News attempts to "nail" Michael Moore for his recent trip to Cuba, arguing rather desperately that Moore cannot be considered a journalist because his last movie grossed $100 million and journalists are supposed to be underpaid. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Investigates Michael Moore

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2007 The Treasury Department is investigating documentarian Michael Moore over a recent trip to Cuba that the government says may have violated the trade embargo. Moore brought a group of ailing 9/11 rescue workers to the island nation in making his latest film, "Sicko," an exploration of the healthcare system. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Money for Nothing

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2007 The news that the Treasury will once again sheepishly release a small batch of dollar coins raises the question: Why are Americans so hung up on paper money when countries like Britain and Canada have enjoyed the benefits of coinage for years? Don't scoff -- the Government Accountability Office estimates potential savings at $500 to $747.5 million annually. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Treasury Secretary Channels Paul Krugman

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2006 Bush's new secretary of the Treasury, former Goldman Sachs CEO Henry Paulson, said in his first public remarks since taking office that he recognized the economy was not benefitting all Americans That's quite an understatement -- as Paul Krugman made abundantly clear in a 2002 N Times Magazine essay -- but for a Bush appointee, it was a hell of an admission . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Powell – Treasury Dept. Priorities

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Going Deeper and Deeper Into Hock

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2006 Congress just raised our debt ceiling--the amount we're allow to borrow--by $781 billion. It was either that or default on our treasury notes. This is the fourth debt-ceiling increase since Bush took office--some $3 trillion in total. Dick Cheney may have said that deficits don't matter, but try telling that to the next generation of Americans, who are going to have one helluva credit card bill to pay off. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Tax Cuts Don’t Pay for Themselves

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 A nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank concludes: "the tax cuts have not paid for themselves, recent economic growth and revenue growth have not been particularly strong, and revenues remain lower than had been predicted before the tax cuts were enacted." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Port Deal Never Probed for Terror Ties

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2006 A Republican lawmaker tells CNN that the Homeland Security Dept. never investigated whether the UAE company slotted to take control over major U.S. ports had any connection to Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )