Joe Conason on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/joe_conason 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 2013 2013-05-17T06:44:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo An Interview With Ron Wyden, the Senate’s Powerful Policy Wonk http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/an_interview_with_ron_wyden_the_senates_powerful_policy_wonk_20130516/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/an_interview_with_ron_wyden_the_senates_powerful_policy_wonk_20130516/ campaign, congress, democrats, economy, election, health care, house, joe conason, oregon, politics, republicans, ron wyden, senate, war,

Having served in Congress for more than three decades—and in the upper chamber since 1996—Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden has established a reputation as one of the Senate’s more serious and diligent members.

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]]> 2013-05-17T06:44:00+00:00 Watergate Revenge: Republicans Yearning to Impeach Obama Over Benghazi ‘Cover-Up’ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/watergate_revenge_republicans_yearning_to_impeach_obama_over_benghazi_cover/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/watergate_revenge_republicans_yearning_to_impeach_obama_over_benghazi_cover/ barack obama, benghazi, benghazi attack, benghazi hearing, benghazi libya, benghazi scandal, benghazi witch hunt, impeachment, joe conason, republicans, richard nixon, watergate,

Less than four months after Barack Obama’s inauguration, the right-wing propaganda machine is already promoting the only imaginable conclusion to a Democratic administration that dares to achieve a second term: impeachment.

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]]> 2013-05-10T21:48:00+00:00 What Might Be Missing From Bush’s Presidential Library http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/what_might_be_missing_from_bushs_presidential_library_20130502/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/what_might_be_missing_from_bushs_presidential_library_20130502/ afghanistan, bush, clinton, democracy, george w bush, george w bush legacy, george w bush library, george w bush presidential library, government, iran, iraq, joe conason, war,

Not so fast, please: There are a few salient questions that George W. Bush (or at least his library) ought to address before the rehabilitation begins.

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]]> 2013-05-02T07:29:00+00:00 An Interview With Pioneering Climate Scientist James Hansen http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/an_interview_with_pioneering_climate_scientist_james_hansen_20130426/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/an_interview_with_pioneering_climate_scientist_james_hansen_20130426/ climate, climate change, climate crisis, environment, global warming, government, health, james hansen, joe conason, nasa, politics, Having directed NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies for most of the past four decades, Dr. James E. Hansen retired this month to devote himself to the scientific activism that has brought both awards and catcalls during his long and distinguished career.

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]]> 2013-04-26T09:49:00+00:00 Protecting the ‘Second Amendment Rights’ of Thugs and Terrorists http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/protecting_the_second_amendment_rights_of_thugs_and_terrorists_20130419/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/protecting_the_second_amendment_rights_of_thugs_and_terrorists_20130419/ campaign, crime, gun control, guns, joe conason, money, nra, politics, republicans, senate, soft on crime, terrorism,

The gun lobby and its legislative servants are “soft on crime”—although they routinely pretend to be tough on criminals.

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]]> 2013-04-19T19:23:00+00:00 What Margaret Thatcher Really Meant to England and the World http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/what_margaret_thatcher_really_meant_to_england_and_the_world_20130411/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/what_margaret_thatcher_really_meant_to_england_and_the_world_20130411/ britain, conservatives, democracy, economy, europe, greed, joe conason, margaret thatcher, margaret thatcher dead, margaret thatcher death, media, money, revisionist history, tories, unions,

Amid all the suffocating claptrap celebrating Margaret Thatcher in the media, only the British themselves seem able to provide a refreshing hit of brisk reality.

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By all accounts, Hillary Rodham Clinton has not yet decided whether to seek the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. But the prospect of her candidacy, combined with her undeniable popularity, is agitating certain commentators so deeply that they simply cannot withhold their bile.

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]]> 2013-04-04T19:36:00+00:00 Without Fear or Favor: The Heresies and Vindications of Anthony Lewis http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/without_fear_or_favor_the_heresies_and_vindications_of_anthony_lewis_201303/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/without_fear_or_favor_the_heresies_and_vindications_of_anthony_lewis_201303/ anthony lewis, journalism, liberal, media, new york times, obit,

Anthony Lewis, the former New York Times reporter and columnist who died Monday at the age of 86, shaped the American conscience on a broad range of issues, from civil liberties and civil rights to war and diplomacy, for almost 50 years.

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