Ex-Obama Officials Shill, and Bill, for Big Tech’s Pentagon Deals (Video)

The Real News Network Jul 29, 2018 As Google faced an internal employee revolt over its involvement in the Pentagon’s drone warfare program, WestExec—a firm headed by veterans of the Obama administration—stepped in to help. The case highlights the deep ties between the tech industry and government officials, says Yasha Levine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tea Party Socialism

Yasha Levine / Truthdig Oct 6, 2010 Tea party candidates say big government is tyranny, but they don't object when the tyranny flows their way in the form of taxpayer funded farm subsidies.Tea party candidates say big government is tyranny, but they don't object when the tyranny flows their way. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tea Party Financiers Owe Their Fortune to Josef Stalin

Yasha Levine / Truthdig Apr 19, 2010 The members of the Koch family, America's biggest financial backers of the tea party, would not be the billionaires they are today were it not for the godless empire of the USSR. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Looming Water Disaster That Could Destroy California

Yasha Levine / Truthdig Mar 26, 2010 There's a disaster waiting to happen in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and a handful of wealthy farmers seem to like it that way. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Behind the Tea Party Facade, Just Another Bush-League Republican

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2010 Ron Paul protégé Debra Medina is shaking up the Texas gubernatorial race, but scratch the surface of this rising tea party star and you'll find a Bush-style big-government hypocrite. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Michele Bachmann: Welfare Queen

Yasha Levine / Truthdig Dec 22, 2009 The anti-government insurrectionist has taken more than a quarter-million dollars in government handouts thanks to corrupt farming subsidies she has been collecting for at least a decade.The anti-government insurrectionist has taken more than a quarter-million dollars in government handouts. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )