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Wolf as Underdog

In her inaugural Truthdig column, Amy Goodman investigates the outrageous imprisonment of Josh Wolf, the blogger whose devotion to freedom of the press and resistance to government coercion have kept him in jail longer than any other modern journalist.

Posted on Feb 15, 2007 READ MORE  | 129 READS


Time for Hillary to Admit Error—and Act

Sen. Clinton can best recover from her vacillation on Iraq by demanding that Bush use diplomacy with Iran.

Posted on Feb 14, 2007 READ MORE  | 95 READS


Inside Man

“If running against Washington is going to be the winning appeal in the 2008 election ... then Obama should be careful what he wishes for.”

Posted on Feb 14, 2007 READ MORE  | 28 READS


A New Day at Harvard

Drew Gilpin Faust’s appointment as the university’s new president comes at a time when the story line of feminism has taken an odd turn.

Posted on Feb 14, 2007 READ MORE  | 104 READS


Doug Feith
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Before the Invasion, There Was Feith

The lies of Douglas Feith, exposed by the Pentagon’s inspector general, are the key to understanding the greatest intelligence fiasco in American history.

Posted on Feb 13, 2007 READ MORE  | 386 READS


High Time for Voting Reform

Instead of handicapping a presidential contest almost two years away, we should focus on improving our handicapped voting machines.

Posted on Feb 12, 2007 READ MORE  | 36 READS


The Abortion Shuffle

Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign will put to the test the notion that a Republican candidate must be “pro-life” to attract a mainstream following.

Posted on Feb 12, 2007 READ MORE  | 91 READS


George W. Bush
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The Said and the Unsaid

The most instructive way to interpret Bush’s State of the Union speech is to focus on what he didn’t say.

Posted on Feb 12, 2007 READ MORE  | 95 READS


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When It Rains It Pours

Satirist Andy Borowitz riffs on the news networks’ ratings-oriented weather obsession.

Posted on Feb 12, 2007 READ MORE  | 73 READS


Sami Al-Arian
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The Road Map to Despotism

Despite spending an estimated $80 million, the government was unable to prove that Dr. Sami Al-Arian was a terrorist, yet he remains in prison and his sentence will probably be extended. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges warns that the abusive imprisonment of this nonviolent Palestinian dissenter does not bode well for the rest of us.

Posted on Feb 11, 2007 READ MORE  | 394 READS


Thomas Gimble
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Truthdigger of the Week: Thomas Gimble

Truthdig tips its hat this week to the Defense Department watchdog who reported that a top Pentagon official served up “inappropriate” intelligence reports to lead the country into war in Iraq.

Posted on Feb 9, 2007 READ MORE  | 237 READS


Uncompassionate Conservative

The president’s proposed cuts in children’s health insurance are so shameful that even Bush’s treasury secretary appeared to distance himself from them.

Posted on Feb 8, 2007 READ MORE  | 66 READS


An Amnesiac Healthcare Plan

John Edwards’ proposal for universal healthcare suffers from the same flaws as Hillary Clinton’s ill-fated plan of 1993.

Posted on Feb 7, 2007 READ MORE  | 71 READS


Role of the Big Guys Is Becoming Clear in Plame Case

Regardless of the outcome of the “Scooter” Libby trial, it has become plain that Bush and Cheney misled the public about their involvement with the vengeful leaking of a CIA operative’s identity.

Posted on Feb 7, 2007 READ MORE  | 80 READS


Political Climate Change Needed

Unfortunately, framing the global-warming issue in catastrophic terms tends to paralyze us, not mobilize us.

Posted on Feb 7, 2007 READ MORE  | 138 READS


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