China Targets $3 Billion of U.S. Goods in Tariff Spat

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 China announces a list of U.S. goods for possible retaliation in a tariff dispute with President Trump and girds for a bigger battle over technology policy as financial markets sink on fears of global disruption. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Washington State Hit With Brutal Drought

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 22, 2015 Authorities in the state that produces nearly 70 percent of U.S. apples for fresh consumption and loads of other foodstuffs have declared “drought emergencies” in 24 of its 62 watersheds—or 44 percent of the state’s area. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Can No Longer Eat American Apples in Europe. Here’s Why

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 24, 2014 Apparently an apple a day will not keep the doctor away in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Apple a Day

Bill Schorr, Cagle Cartoons Mar 24, 2014 Dig deeper

Yet Another Faux Memoir Exposed

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2008 The fluidity of memory aside, this is getting a little strange: Following in the footsteps of James Frey, Misha Defonseca and Margaret Seltzer, yet another "memoirist," Herman Rosenblat, has admitted that his supposedly true story, "Angel at the Fence," is a bit lacking in the truth department. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

They Hate Us for Our Apples

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2007 A growing number of experts and analysts now agree that George W. Bush's war on terror has been nothing short of a disaster, and not just for the obvious reasons. For instance, one might question the wisdom of designating a Midwestern apple festival a potential terrorism target. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )