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Colbert Gives Us the Word on the War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 Stephen Colbert continues to gain ground on Jon Stewart with his blistering satires of U.S. policy. This time he riffs on a new name that the Pentagon is using for the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

PoliticsTV Launches Amid Fanfare

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 A new TV-heavy Internet site dedicated to politics launches with AMERICAblog founder John Avarosis. Looks pretty spiffy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FX Plays the Race Card

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 In a new reality series, a black family and a white family switch skin colors. But do they switch perspectives? UPDATE: The show's producers, under fire from its participants, alter parts of the show that were deceptive. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Time of Salvation? Uh, Maybe Not

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2006 Stephen Colbert tells us that Bush is a lot like Jesus, and that the recent crop of political sinners could see that if they just had a little faith. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arianna Tries to Convert Colbert

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2006 In a hilarious exchange, ex-conservative Huffington defends herself against charges of treachery from the arch-conservative Stephen Colbert. After months of also-ran status, "The Colbert Report" has been giving "The Daily Show" a run for its money lately (no small feat, considering that "The Daily Show" is perhaps the best program on television). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Simpsons’ Trump First Amendment

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 OK, OK, we know that it's a waste of breath of get exercised over the ignorance educational quirks of the American populace, but get this: Only one in four people can name more than one First Amendment freedom, while half of people in a poll can name at least two "Simpsons" family members. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart to Dems: ‘Pick Up Your Game’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 "The Daily Show" host tells Larry King in that joking-but-not-really-joking way of his, "I'm leaving the Democrats out because I honestly don't feel that they make an impact. They have 49% of the vote and 3% of the power." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Year of the Queer: Hollywood and Homosexuality

Larry Gross / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 Truthdig's Larry Gross, a pioneer in the field of gay studies, argues that for all the hoopla surrounding "Brokeback Mountain" and this year's spate of gay-themed films, there is little about them that upends Hollywood conventions or challenges popular ideas about homosexuality. "Hollywood and much of the media may be awash in liberal self-congratulation," Gross writes, "but they--and we--are also soaking in the familiar hypocrisy of homophobia." Update: Down to the WireGross argues that for all the hoopla surrounding "Brokeback Mountain" and this year's spate of gay-themed films, there is little about them that upends Hollywood conventions or challenges popular ideas about homosexuality. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Hannity to Raise Funds for Santorum?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown, Pa., reports that the Fox News talk show host will appear at a fundraising breakfast with the Pennsylvania senator. Should we be surprised? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Reilly Says It’s Time to Leave Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 When even a flag-waver like Bill O'Reilly starts saying it's time to go, where, exactly, is the president's pro-war base? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arianna Smacks Down Hannity and Coulter

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2006 We stood up and cheered when we saw this one: Sean Hannity needles Arianna Huffington about something Alec Baldwin said, and Arianna throws it back in his face by listing some of the indefensible and "toxic" things Ann Coulter has said over the years. Good one, Arianna. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Runs on CNN International

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 OK, all you expatriates probably already knew this, but Truthdig didn't: "The Daily Show" runs on CNN International outside the U.S. Think about that: Millions (perhaps billions) of foreigners get Jon Stewart's version of America on a relatively straight-news-oriented channel. Depending on how you feel about Stewart's sensibility, that's either wonderful or troubling. (This snippet of news comes near the end of a hilarious article about Stewart's upcoming gig at the Oscars.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )