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Maher Mocks Catholicism, Argues Religion Is ‘Like Wikipedia’

Comedian Bill Maher slammed the Catholic Church during the “New Rules” segment on the latest episode of “Real Time,” at one point comparing how the religion is run to his own program.

Posted on Mar 24, 2013 READ MORE  | 5733 READS


Have You Heard of Bitcoin?

It’s a virtual currency that travels beyond the reach of banks and centralized regulatory institutions and allows you to transfer money to anyone with an Internet connection, anywhere at any time.

Posted on Mar 23, 2013 READ MORE  | 4863 READS


Broke L.A. Cuts Million Dollar Checks to Cops and Firefighters

A little-known pension scheme in the City of Angels lets public safety workers double-dip at the taxpayers’ expense.

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Pentagon Whistle-Blower Karen Kwiatkowski’s Secret History of the Iraq War

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Iraq whistle-blower reminds us that Bush lied. Plus: Obama in the Holy Land, antagonizing fat people and fighting to save a great work of political art.

Posted on Mar 22, 2013 READ MORE  | 8917 READS


‘Left, Right & Center’: Israel, Nukes and the GOP

Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss President Obama’s reception in Israel, the possibility of that country attacking Iran if nuclear development continues and the deadly blunder of 10 years of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Plus, a GOP autopsy.

Posted on Mar 22, 2013 READ MORE  | 688 READS


Democrats Also to Blame for Iraq War, Journalist Scahill Says

Nation writer Jeremy Scahill ripped into Republicans and Democrats on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, claiming that both parties are to blame for the war during a recent appearance on MSNBC.

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 READ MORE  | 2755 READS


Tomas Young Out Loud

The 33-year-old veteran and author of “The Last Letter: A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney from a Dying Veteran,” appeared with his wife on “Democracy Now!” on Thursday to talk about his decision to end his life amid unrelenting pain and suffering from wounds sustained in the Iraq War, and to read his letter aloud.

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 READ MORE  | 5870 READS


Climate Change Is Here; Why Aren’t We Doing Anything About It?

Regarding the impending climate crisis, Yale scientist Anthony Leiserowitz tells Bill Moyers: “You almost couldn’t design a problem that is a worse fit with our underlying psychology.” The solution? Part of it involves turning the issue into talking points for conservatives.

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 READ MORE  | 1383 READS


Iraq War ‘Smartest Thing Bush Did,’ Fox News Host Says

Although polls show a majority of Americans now believe the invasion of Iraq 10 years ago was a mistake, Eric Bolling expressed the opposite sentiment.

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Bush Officials Should Be Prosecuted for Iraq War, Michael Moore Says

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is a war criminal, the liberal filmmaker and activist contends.

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With My Crossbow, I Shot the Albatross

A new film showing how Pacific albatrosses are falling prey to plastic trash promises to take you on a journey “through the eye of beauty, across an ocean of grief, and beyond.”

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The Costs of War: Dollars, Lives and National Identity

The Iraq War has killed at least 189,000 people to date, including a minimum of 123,000 civilians, and could cost taxpayers a total of $4 trillion as interest accrues on money borrowed to fund the invasion and subsequent occupation.

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CNN’s Awful Steubenville Rape Coverage Compared to ‘Onion’ Satire

The cable news channel’s controversial reporting was eerily similar to a segment that aired two years ago on The Onion’s short-lived Comedy Central sports news satire program “Sportsdome.”

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Listen: Father Guido Sarducci on the Election of Pope Francis

The “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update correspondent made an appearance on KPFK radio’s “Pocho Hour of Power” to comment on popes past and present.

Posted on Mar 18, 2013 READ MORE  | 6117 READS


Elizabeth Warren Debunks GOP Talking Points on Minimum Wage

Sen. Elizabeth Warren continues her crusade against big financial institutions and businesses, this time tearing apart an argument by a restaurant owner who testified before a Senate panel Thursday that raising the minimum wage would force businesses like his to fire employees.

Posted on Mar 18, 2013 READ MORE  | 7970 READS


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