Marie Cocco / TruthdigJan 3, 2007
Despite the drubbing Republicans took at the polls last year, Bush has given no indication that he intends to change course in Iraq this year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigDec 21, 2006
Time magazine's awarding of its "Person of the Year" honors to "You" reflects a depressing triumph of egotism in our culture. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigDec 14, 2006
Al Gore says he is not planning to run, but there he is, pitching the release of his global-warming documentary with all the vigor of a man whose sights are set on the White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigDec 12, 2006
Our hypocritical Congress appears poised to approve a $170-billion "emergency" military appropriation bill to continue financing the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigDec 7, 2006
The Iraq Study Group has offered its anticlimactic advice on the war, but how will we address that other quagmire in Cuba, where some 430 anonymous prisoners languish in limbo? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigDec 5, 2006
A new study suggests Medicare will lose $30 billion in overpayments to private companies over the next five years. While Republicans made the mess, the Democrats have threatened to do little more than spray Windex on a landfill. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigNov 28, 2006
The American people have to accept some responsibility for the Iraq fiasco and learn from past mistakes, or risk further disaster in the years ahead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigNov 23, 2006
It hasn't the zesty political punch of that Reagan-era effort to turn ketchup into a vegetable. But really, could there be a more unfortunate time for the Agriculture Department to banish the word "hunger" from its description of people who are, well, hungry? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigNov 21, 2006
From the defeat of South Dakota's blanket ban on abortion to the victory of pro-choice candidates, the voters sent a strong message on Election Day: Choice is in the mainstream of American values. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigNov 16, 2006
The Medicare prescription drug program is the single totem that best represents the ugly excesses of the now-defeated Republican-controlled Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigNov 14, 2006
The media have largely ignored the role women played in swinging the election, as well as the unprecedented power they'll now wield in Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigOct 26, 2006
The McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill has proved about as effective a barrier as tissue paper in keeping special-interest money out of elections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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