This Billionaire Likes to Tinker With Government

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 The Wall Street Journal recently profiled Nicolas Berggruen, a billionaire who has apparently become fascinated with political gridlock and enamored with the smoke-filled room. What makes Berggruen interesting is his ability to summon personalities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joseph Stiglitz, Tony Blair and Condoleezza Rice. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murdoch’s Officers Jump the Deck

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2011 Les Hinton, chairman of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, and Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, both resigned Friday over connections to the now-defunct News of the World’s recent phone hacking scandal (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New China Will Be Red and Expert

Dan Siegel / Truthdig Jul 7, 2011 Even in the midst of economic expansion, China is far from a model of unbridled capitalism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mohandas Gandhi: Nonviolent Crusader, ‘Sexual Weirdo’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2011 Andrew Roberts' Wall Street Journal review of a new book about Mohandas Gandhi, "Great Soul," by Joseph Lelyveld, appears to have as much to do with Roberts' politics as it does with Lelyveld's work . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Making a Case for NPR

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2011 Granted, the person making the points about NPR's virtues in this Wall Street Journal Op-Ed piece is Steve Inskeep, who is himself a host of NPR's "Morning Edition." But he brings in some data about who's actually tuning in that might surprise longtime listeners as well as detractors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove to Republicans: Time to Deliver

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2010 It's not necessary to read tea leaves to figure out that Tuesday's election results might be interpreted as a sign of some Americans' dissatisfaction with the government and the desire to change who's in charge But GOP guru Karl Rove wants to remind Republicans (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ralph Nader on Prop. 14

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2010 What Ralph Nader has to say about California's Prop. 14, Rupert Murdoch's billion-dollar disaster, and reports and videos on the flotilla raid you won't find in U.S. media. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Yoo Takes Credit for ‘Saving’ Obama Presidency

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2010 John Yoo's Op-Ed in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, in which he says he helped save Barack Obama's presidency by "winning a drawn-out fight to protect his powers as commander in chief to wage war and keep Americans safe," doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but then this is the dingbat who gave the legal thumbs up to torture. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is Gossip Hazardous to Your Health?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2010 Speculating and whispering about other people's business is a time-honored (see: Ten Commandments), if tawdry, tradition, and gossip is also fueling quite a large international industry these days, in case you hadn't noticed. But can its effects be deadly? A couple people quoted in this Wall Street Journal hearsay exposé seem to think it's dangerous. But what's to be done? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Murdoch, Microsoft May Team Up to Challenge Google

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2009 Over the last decade, Google has ballooned into the many-headed online hydra we know it to be today, and despite grumblings about monopolies and a couple of legal tussles, the company's viselike grip has seemed assured for years to come However, News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch might be gearing up (continued) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lobbyists Decamp From D.C.

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2009 Could the current climate in Washington, D.C., be discouraging lobbyists from practicing their persuasive trade in and around the White House? Or does the downsizing of their ranks have more to do with the economy than the political zeitgeist on Capitol Hill? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Puts a Hold on Troop Increase Request

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2009 Although the word is already out that Gen. Stanley McChrystal is about to submit a formal request to the White House to send more American troops to Afghanistan, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the Pentagon has told McChrystal to wait, perhaps to let the Obama administration reconsider its next move. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )