Reports | Truthdig http://www.truthdig.com/report/ 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 2012 2012-02-18T18:16:44+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo The Lowdown on Fracking http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/federal_rules_to_disclose_fracking_chemicals_could_come_with_exceptions_201/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/federal_rules_to_disclose_fracking_chemicals_could_come_with_exceptions_201/ blm, bureau of land management, dusty horwitt, federal rules, fracking, insideclimate, lena groeger, propublica, state of the union, By Lena Groeger, ProPublica

Proposed new rules would require oil and gas companies to divulge the kinds and amounts of chemicals used in their underground hydraulic fracturing operations. But environmental and health advocates say drillers could exploit some loopholes.

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]]> 2012-02-18T18:16:44+00:00 The Best, Most Revealing Reporting on the Foreclosure Crisis http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_best_most_revealing_reporting_on_the_foreclosure_crisis_20120218/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_best_most_revealing_reporting_on_the_foreclosure_crisis_20120218/ blair hickman, fannie mae, foreclosure, foreclosure crisis, freddie mac, housing crisis, propublica, robo-signing, wall street, By Blair Hickman, ProPublica

The U.S. housing crisis has been going on nearly five years, with still regular revelations about misdeeds by banks and others. Here’s ProPublica’s roundup of standout reporting on the crisis.

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]]> 2012-02-18T17:52:42+00:00 The .0000063% Election http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_0000063_election_20120218/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_0000063_election_20120218/ 1%, ari berman, citizens united, economic inequality, election 2012, obama, occupy wall street, one percent, ows, romney, supreme court, tomdispatch, By Ari Berman, TomDispatch

At a time when it’s become cliché to say Occupy Wall Street has changed the nation’s political conversation, electoral politics and the 2012 presidential election have become almost exclusively defined by the 1%. Or, to be more precise, the .0000063%.

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]]> 2012-02-18T15:58:06+00:00 Truthdigger of the Week: Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/truthdigger_of_the_week_lt_col_daniel_l_davis_20120217/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/truthdigger_of_the_week_lt_col_daniel_l_davis_20120217/ afghanistan, army, defense department, jimmy stewart, lt. col. daniel l. davis, mr. smith goes to washington, rolling stone, Truthdigger of the Week

It may seem quaint that a high-ranking Army officer with a career spanning some 27 years would look to Jimmy Stewart’s everyman hero in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” for inspiration in his own life, but it’s a darned good thing that Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis holds such old-fashioned ideals as truth-telling in high regard.

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]]> 2012-02-17T17:09:01+00:00 Interracial Love Is No Societal Cure-All http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/interracial_love_is_no_societal_cure-all_20120217/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/interracial_love_is_no_societal_cure-all_20120217/ interracial marriage, love, marriage equality, mixed race, pew center, racism, sexism, slavery, valentine's day,

Charting the demise of racism by the rising number of interracial marriages is probably not the most reliable indicator that it’s ending. Wouldn’t the elimination of disparities in income, employment, health care, education, crime, punishment and family structure be more accurate indicators?

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]]> 2012-02-17T16:15:24+00:00 Will We Choose a Chinese Future? http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/will_we_choose_a_chinese_future_20120217/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/will_we_choose_a_chinese_future_20120217/ barack obama, book, capitalism, china, david sirota, economy, environment, government, jobs, obama, For the last two decades, we’ve heard many myths purporting to explain the loss of American manufacturing jobs.

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]]> 2012-02-17T08:57:13+00:00 Comes the Revolution http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/comes_the_revolution_20120217/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/comes_the_revolution_20120217/ andrew breitbart, annenberg, conservatives, george stephanopoulus, jon fleischman, media, obama, politics, republicans, richard reeves, usc, Andrew Breitbart, the publisher of Breitbart.com and a couple of other popular websites, set the tone for a program at the University of Southern California last Wednesday by calling George Stephanopoulus of ABC News a little rat with a runny nose.

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]]> 2012-02-17T08:56:32+00:00 Pay Close Attention to China http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/pay_close_attention_to_china_20120217/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/pay_close_attention_to_china_20120217/ bo xilai, china, diplomacy, economy, election, environment, eugene robinson, history, jon huntsman, military, obama, politics, speech, xi zhongxun, China, for better or worse, is a serious country. The United States had better start acting like one.

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]]> 2012-02-17T08:56:21+00:00 What’s Really at Stake in 2012 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/whats_really_at_stake_in_2012_20120216/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/whats_really_at_stake_in_2012_20120216/ 2012, bailout, conservative, grover norquist, health care reform, health insurance, medicaid, paul ryan, roadmap for america's future, stimulus, Bill Boyarsky's Columns

Observing the liberal Democratic critics of President Barack Obama set me wondering whether they ever listen to the Republican candidates. Haven’t they noticed that the Republicans want to dismantle Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the rest of the economic protections for the poor and the middle class? 

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]]> 2012-02-16T21:54:53+00:00 The Imperial Way: American Decline in Perspective, Part 2 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_imperial_way_american_decline_in_perspective_part_2_20120216/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_imperial_way_american_decline_in_perspective_part_2_20120216/ american decline, arab spring, china, christianity, imperial way, imperialism, iran, israel, mena, noam chomsky, nuclear, obama, republican party, security council, south america, tomdispatch, By Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch

In the years of America’s conscious, self-inflicted decline at home, “losses” have continued to mount elsewhere.

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