Iran: Bush’s Next Disaster?

Although the president claims he has no intention of attacking Iran, his every action indicates otherwise.

Posted on Jan 31, 2007 READ MORE  | 80 READS

Mitt Romney’s Hypocritical Turnarounds

In his quest for the White House, the former Mass. governor has flip-flopped on so many positions that he makes John Kerry look good.

Posted on Jan 31, 2007 READ MORE  | 212 READS

The Slaughter Rules

Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y, head of the House Rules Committee, is on a mission to restore some semblance of ethics and accountability to Congress.

Posted on Jan 31, 2007 READ MORE  | 74 READS

A Tribute to Molly

Posted on Jan 31, 2007 READ MORE  | 498 READS

A Case for Impeachment

Revelations in the perjury trial of Lewis “Scooter” Libby re-emphasize the need for an impeachment trial to establish the true story behind President Bush’s erroneous claim about Saddam Hussein’s supposed nuclear weapons program.

Posted on Jan 30, 2007 READ MORE  | 249 READS

Leaving Children Behind

The No Child Left Behind Act’s relentless focus on testing blinds us to the egregious funding shortages that plague our nation’s public schools.

Posted on Jan 30, 2007 READ MORE  | 353 READS

Yes, I’m Listening to Kerry

Regardless of his shortcomings as a presidential candidate, Sen. John Kerry has a plan for extricating America from Iraq that is worth paying attention to.

Posted on Jan 29, 2007 READ MORE  | 154 READS

Will the Big States Please Stand Up?

California, Illinois, Florida and New Jersey should be applauded for mobilizing to hold earlier presidential primaries.

Posted on Jan 29, 2007 READ MORE  | 43 READS

Christianists on the March

The Harvard seminary graduate, veteran foreign correspondent and author of “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America”, warns that the Christian Right is the most dangerous mass movement in American history.

Posted on Jan 28, 2007 READ MORE  | 10688 READS

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

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.

Posted on Jan 28, 2007 READ MORE  | 741 READS

Andy Borowitz: Bin Laden’s State of the Jihad Address Short on Specifics

The satirist reports that critics are assailing the terrorist mastermind’s annual speech as being nothing more than a vague laundry list of terror targets.

Posted on Jan 26, 2007 READ MORE  | 39 READS

Truthdigger of the Week: Sen. Jim Webb

Truthdig tips its hat this week to the newly elected Democratic senator from Virginia, who delivered a blistering response to President Bush’s State of the Union address.

Posted on Jan 26, 2007 READ MORE  | 119 READS

Don’t Touch That Mail!

A native Nigerian writer takes stock of the changing face of her country’s most prominent economic export after oil: e-mail scams.

Posted on Jan 25, 2007 READ MORE  | 2623 READS

Obama’s ‘Fresh Face’ Could Work Against Him

The baby boomers who were once suspicious of anyone over 30 are now skeptical of Barack Obama because he’s under 50.

Posted on Jan 25, 2007 READ MORE  | 535 READS

A Reagan Democrat

Sen. Jim Webb replied to Bush’s State of the Union speech with a moral clarity almost unheard-of since the days of The Great Communicator.

Posted on Jan 25, 2007 READ MORE  | 92 READS