Joshua Scheer on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines

Annie Nelson on the ‘Fuel That Doesn’t Kill Us’

2007-01-29T05:39:00+00:00

Annie Nelson, wife of Willie Nelson and co-chairperson of the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, speaks to Truthdig about stomaching the State of the Union and the myth that alternative fuels are years away.

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Ron Kovic: Surging Past the Tipping Point

2007-01-09T17:45:00+00:00

In a Truthdig interview, the author of “Born on the Fourth of July” argues that Americans this week have a patriotic and generation-defining duty to speak out against Bush’s proposal to escalate the war in Iraq with more U.S. troops.
“If you love this country, you’re going to step over that line that you’ve not stepped over before. You’re going to find the courage to do that.”

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Sheinbaum: Carter’s ‘Apartheid’ Mistake

2006-12-22T22:32:00+00:00

Internationally renowned diplomat, peace activist and scholar Stanley Sheinbaum (above) discusses Jimmy Carter’s controversial new book, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.”

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The Charge of the Muny Light Brigade

2006-12-15T07:53:00+00:00

Twenty-eight years ago today, 31-year-old Dennis Kucinich, then the youngest-ever mayor of a major American city, famously pushed Cleveland into economic default rather than capitulate to the demands of a group of bankers eager to gobble up the city’s power plant. Today, as Kucinich kicks off his White House bid, he speaks to Truthdig about a stand of integrity that nearly cost him his political career, but which has striking relevance in the current political landscape—where such integrity seems in short supply.

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Rep. Kucinich: Why I’m Running for President

2006-12-13T04:08:00+00:00

The six-term Ohio congressman and 2004 presidential candidate, who has been one of Congress’ most vocal and longstanding opponents of the Iraq war, tells Truthdig why he again has his sights set on the Oval Office.

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Kleptocracy, Theocracy (and Democracy) in the Middle East

2006-12-08T22:06:00+00:00

Investigative reporter Reese Erlich, just back from a tour of the Middle East, tells Truthdig that the U.S. efforts to promote democracy in that part of the world are beset by religious fundamentalists on one side and unabashed kleptocrats on the other.

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Dennis Kucinich’s Showdown With the Democratic Leadership

2006-12-07T03:29:00+00:00

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) criticizes the leadership of his own party for announcing Tuesday that it would support a massive increase in spending for the Iraq war.

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Rep. Dennis Kucinch: No More Money for War on Iraq

2006-12-04T22:21:00+00:00

In a Truthdig interview, the Democratic congressman argues that the Pentagon’s new spending proposal would not only escalate the Iraq war but could be used to fund an attack on Iran.

Read the Gordon England memo discussed in the interview.

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