Joe Conason on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/about/staff/59/ 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 2009-11-26T06:43:06+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo Understanding Our Hollow ‘Centrists’ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/understanding_our_hollow_centrists_20091125/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/understanding_our_hollow_centrists_20091125/ afghanistan, campaign, conason, congress, democrats, election, government, health, health care, house, joe conason, politics, republicans, senate, war, The puzzling thing about politicians of either party who claim to be “centrist” or “moderate” is how much they sometimes sound like party-line right-wing Republicans.

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]]> 2009-11-26T06:43:06+00:00 What Is So Patriotic About Hysteria? http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/what_is_so_patriotic_about_hysteria_20091118/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/what_is_so_patriotic_about_hysteria_20091118/ 911, cia, conason, conservatives, eric holder, government, joe conason, justice, justice department, khalid sheikh mohammed, law, security, terrorism, torture, war, The loudest voices on the right never tire of telling us that they are the truest patriots, but when did fear-mongering in a time of war become an act of patriotism?

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]]> 2009-11-19T06:43:07+00:00 Testing Next Year’s Lies Today http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091111_testing_next_years_lies_today/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091111_testing_next_years_lies_today/ campaign, conason, congress, conservatives, debate, democrats, election, health, health care, house, joe conason, politics, republicans, senate, Republicans have made it clear they aren’t going to let honesty become an obstacle in the midterm elections.

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]]> 2009-11-12T07:07:23+00:00 The GOP’s Toxic Tea Party http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091104_the_gops_toxic_tea_party/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091104_the_gops_toxic_tea_party/ congress, democrats, election, glenn beck, gop, government, history, house, joe conason, newt gingrich, ny-23, obama, politics, republicans, sarah palin, speech, The more that Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and kindred spirits appear to represent the Republican brand, the less appeal that brand possesses.

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]]> 2009-11-05T08:33:26+00:00 The Party of Choice http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091028_the_party_of_choice/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091028_the_party_of_choice/ debate, democrats, government, health, health care, house, joe conason, media, obama, politics, public option, senate, white house,

By acting on their convictions rather than their fears, the Democrats could ultimately find that the public option can be turned to their advantage for years to come.

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]]> 2009-10-29T06:33:16+00:00 Playing Monopoly With America’s Health http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091021_playing_monopoly_with_americas_health/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091021_playing_monopoly_with_americas_health/ bonuses, economy, finance, government, health, health care, insurance, joe conason, politics, wall street, Anyone infuriated by the grossly inflated compensation of the masters of finance should check out the incredible earnings of the top executives in the health insurance business.

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]]> 2009-10-22T05:31:22+00:00 A Nobel for Defeating Cheneyism http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091014_a_nobel_for_defeating_cheneyism/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091014_a_nobel_for_defeating_cheneyism/ afghanistan, bush, cheney, conservatives, iran, mccain, media, nobel prize, obama, politics, war,

Outraged babble and sanctimonious tut-tutting over President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize will pour forth for years.

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]]> 2009-10-15T09:50:26+00:00 Why Obama Must Spend More http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091007_why_obama_must_spend_more/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091007_why_obama_must_spend_more/ bailout, banks, conason, congress, deficit, democrats, economy, government, house, jobs, obama, politics, robert reich, stimulus, unemployment,

If the president and Congress don’t come to the aid of workers, the political consequences will be severe, and deservedly so.

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]]> 2009-10-08T06:07:33+00:00 ‘Socialism’ and Sham in the Senate http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091001_socialism_and_sham_in_the_senate/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091001_socialism_and_sham_in_the_senate/ conason, congress, debate, government, health, health care, obama, politics, senate, speech, Listening closely to the politicians with the most clout in the debate over health care, it is startling to discover how little they actually seem to know about the subject.

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]]> 2009-10-02T07:39:43+00:00 The Truth About Two Racists—Beck and Limbaugh http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090923_the_racist_truth_about_beck_and_limbaugh/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090923_the_racist_truth_about_beck_and_limbaugh/ consason, conservatives, fox, glenn beck, limbaugh, media, obama, politics, race, radio, Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh like to call the president a racist. They should know. The media provocateurs long ago established that they are bigots through and through.

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