WSJ Columnist: Cheney in 2012

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2009 In a move that might spur some anti-Bushie types to nervously consult the Mayan calendar, The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto has offered up none other than Dick Cheney as his pick for president in 2012 -- under the condition that the former veep is right about how to deal with the threat of terrorism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Number of Welfare Recipients Rises Sharply

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2009 The number of people claiming welfare has gone up in 23 of the 30 largest states since last year. The biggest increases can be found in states with the highest unemployment rates. The new figures are troublesome considering how difficult it is to qualify for welfare, which caters only to the very poor. In a time of recession and few jobs, many others may be slipping through the cracks because they don't qualify for help. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Banks Are Seizing Social Security Payments

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2009 As if the American people weren’t hurting enough, some banks have been seizing Social Security, disability, veteran and pension benefits from account holders in order to pay off debts, despite federal regulations protecting such funds. A group of legislators has been pressuring the Treasury Department to close the loophole that allows these heinous acts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Lowdown on ‘Up’ From Asner

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2009 The Wall Street Journal interviewed veteran actor Edward Asner on his role in Pixar's new film "Up," due in theaters May 29 "Because it involves humans, I’m most pleased to be in it," Asner said "I loved that it was about two human beings who love each other ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Our Loss Is BlackRock’s Gain

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 20, 2009 How much do you know about BlackRock and the hedge funds they manage? Better bone up fast, now that the folks at BlackRock are calling the shots in the government’s trillion-dollar bailout program. BlackRock execs are now directing key elements of the government program at a time when they stand to reap great profits from the fallout of a problem they helped create. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Madoff Investors Under Investigation

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2009 File under "honor among thieves?" A group of prominent investors in Bernard Madoff's failed financial enterprise are being investigated by the U.S. attorney's office in New York City for allegedly playing Madoff's fraudulent system to their advantage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New York Fed Chairman Steps Down

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2009 Although he went down insisting that his relationship to Goldman Sachs had been "mischaracterized," New York Federal Reserve Chairman Stephen Friedman resigned on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal, with a boost from Truthdig, brought up the issue of a potential conflict of interest earlier this week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cashing In on ‘Government Sachs’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 6, 2009 We are so inured to tales of business corruption that even a devastating exposé in The Wall Street Journal no longer shocks us. The fact that the chairman of the New York Federal Reserve Bank made millions off his secret purchase of Goldman Sachs stock has barely registered a blip of outrage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McCain: ‘We Are All Georgians’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2008 If there is any doubt that John McCain is gulping down the neocon Kool-Aid on Georgia, one need only read his new manifesto in The Wall Street Journal, where he once again flaunts his Wikipedia-sourced foreign policy expertise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WSJ: Bush Is Just Like Batman

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2008 Right, so it was clear that things were going to change a bit at The Wall Street Journal when it became a part of the Murdochian Empire, but this is a little much: In this somewhat startling essay, Andrew Klavan sees a "W" where others see Batman's bat symbol in "The Dark Knight" and believes the film is a "paean of praise" to President Bush. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Does Anyone Care About McCain’s Running Mate?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2008 While it might be true that speculation about who'll become John McCain's (or Barack Obama's) vice presidential pick is overblown at times, The Wall Street Journal's Ken Khachigian might be overlooking certain realities of McCain's particular case when he says: "Voters don't select the main course based on the side dish." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wasteful Weapons and the Politicians Who Love Them

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 25, 2008 Remember Curtis LeMay, the Air Force general played to chilling effect by Sterling Hayden in the 1964 movie "Dr. Strangelove"? If you're too young for that reference, you probably don't recall when the concept of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) dominated our military posture toward our Soviet enemy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )