http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/ Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T22:49:26+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/left_right_center_the_geithner-summers_backlash_is_palin_dangerous_20091120/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/left_right_center_the_geithner-summers_backlash_is_palin_dangerous_20091120/ aig, bailout, federal reserve, health care reform, larry summers, left right & center, sarah palin, tarp, timothy geithner,

At long last, it seems that members of Congress, of left- and right-leaning persuasions alike, are harboring serious doubts about a couple key players on President Obama’s economic task force. The right-leaning Tony Blankley thinks that this signals the cyclical, and helpful, breakdown of hyper-partisanship on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, Robert Scheer thinks Sarah Palin is still scary.

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]]> 2009-11-20T22:49:26+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/throw_the_money_changers_out_of_the_temple_20091119/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/throw_the_money_changers_out_of_the_temple_20091119/ amy goodman, banks, barack obama, corruption, democracy now, economy, greed, obama, politics, religion, robert scheer, scheer, wall street,

Wall Street profits are an obscene affront to Scripture, as Robert Scheer details in an interview with Amy Goodman on “Democracy Now!”

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]]> 2009-11-19T21:47:44+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/yuletide_weirdness_with_your_host_bob_dylan_20091119/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/yuletide_weirdness_with_your_host_bob_dylan_20091119/ album, bob dylan, christmas in the heart, holiday, santa claus, video,

Is yet another Christmas album from a recording artist who just might be phoning it in really necessary? Bob Dylan apparently thought so. He’s released his own holiday collection, “Christmas in the Heart,” from which this odd little polka number—and its even stranger accompanying video—has sprung.

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]]> 2009-11-19T19:00:55+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/hedges_and_friends_debate_illusion_conservatism_and_9_11_20091118/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/hedges_and_friends_debate_illusion_conservatism_and_9_11_20091118/ 911, book, chris hedges, culture, empire of illusion, george packer, history, media, miami, newspapers, politics, sam tanenhaus,

Chris Hedges, George Packer and Sam Tanenhaus mix it up on this Miami Book Fair panel about the fascinating times in which we live. Don’t miss Hedges take on the charge that his lingo is limited to the Harvard set.

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]]> 2009-11-19T07:49:16+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/harvard_the_infomercial_20091118/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/harvard_the_infomercial_20091118/ economy, harvard, informercial,

Lawrence Summers’ derivative bets may have cost Harvard $11 billion, but we didn’t see this coming. America’s premier training ground for millionaires and unabombers has resorted to late night infomercials. Ever consider a career in bonuses? Act now!

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]]> 2009-11-19T04:47:50+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/we_pray_brings_the_excitement_of_mass_to_your_living_room_20091118/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/we_pray_brings_the_excitement_of_mass_to_your_living_room_20091118/ catholic, church, humor, mass, parody, prayer, we pray, wii,

Why wait for Sunday to practice your best bell-ringing, genuflecting and incense-swinging moves when you can bring the blessings home with the “Mass: We Pray” video game? Bonus: You can trade in Grace points to unlock the Holy Mysteries!

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]]> 2009-11-18T22:22:26+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/daily_show_is_joe_biden_a_jedi_master_20091118/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/daily_show_is_joe_biden_a_jedi_master_20091118/ bailout, barack obama, comedy central, daily show, jedi, joe biden, jon stewart, vice president, wall street,

In these clips from Vice President Joe Biden’s visit Tuesday to “The Daily Show,” the nation’s No. 2 takes stock of the Obama administration’s first year in office, defends his boss’ decisions on a couple contentious issues, and compares Wall Street honchos to rattlesnakes.

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]]> 2009-11-18T18:52:09+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/william_shatner_envirophiliac_20091117/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/william_shatner_envirophiliac_20091117/ captain kirk, environment, humor, shatner,

Capt. Kirk is climbing a mountain. Why? “Because I’m in love.” There isn’t much to say about this inexplicable display of environmental arousal except this: If Bill Shatner loves the environment, so should you.

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]]> 2009-11-18T01:55:55+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/new_obama_health_care_ad_looks_familiar_20091117/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/new_obama_health_care_ad_looks_familiar_20091117/ ,

The president’s political organization held a health reform video challenge that brought in more than 1,000 entries. The winner is pretty effective, but it’s also pretty familiar.

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]]> 2009-11-17T22:03:38+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/colbert_report_deep_presidential_bowing_in_bed_20091117/ http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/colbert_report_deep_presidential_bowing_in_bed_20091117/ barack obama, china, colbert report, fox news, japan, karl rove, president, ronald reagan, stephen colbert,

President Barack Obama clearly brought great shame upon his nation by taking a deep bow from the waist during his recent visit to Japan. This ill-conceived gesture undoubtedly revealed that he’s weaker than Karl Rove’s chin—and that was even before he got to China.

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