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Gore Revs Up Global Warming Campaign
Apr 19, 2006 The former vice president is going high profile with his climate-change film "An Inconvenient Truth." Speculation is rife that he is using the issue as a stalking horse for the White House in 2008. Check out an early review of the movie.Conversation With Chris Abani – An Interview With the PEN Award-Winning Author
Apr 19, 2006 Truthdig Publisher Zuade Kaufman sits down with Chris Abani, the author of "GraceLand," at his home in Los Angeles to talk about his most recent work, "Becoming Abigail," a novella about a teenage Nigerian girl brought to London and forced into prostitution by relatives.
Stop the Presses! Bush Reads a Newspaper!
Apr 19, 2006 The famously anti-intellectual president tells reporters: " I read the front page and I know the speculation But I'm the decider and I decide what's best And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense" (Via Huff Po) "I'm the decider, and I decide what's best" someone call Jacob Weisberg to update his "Bushisms" book.The Nation: Red & Blue Are Worthless Categories
Apr 18, 2006 Despite recent polling showing red states turning blue, true color-blending will require "electoral reform that changes the way votes are counted, districts are proportioned and views are represented," argues the editor of The Nation.Bush Rattles Nuclear Saber on Iran
Apr 18, 2006 Bush tells reporters "all options are on the table" when asked if he is planning a nuclear strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, Iran's president vowed that his nation would "cut off the hand of any aggressor."‘Meth Prisons’ Springing Up Across Midwest
Apr 18, 2006 Inmates addicted to methamphetamine are now being treated in prisons populated solely by fellow meth addicts. The recidivism rates look promising.Facing Terrible PR, McDonald’s Will Tout “Healthier” Side
Apr 18, 2006 In anticipation of a movie version of "Fast Food Nation," along with a similarly-themed upcoming book co-written by the same author, the fast food giant will promote its salads and fruit options.
The Hard Edge of the “Page Six” Gossip Machine
Apr 18, 2006 The NY Times (which is reportedly closing its own gossip page) quizzes a veritable who's-who of New York's 'buzz industry' leaders on the power of the N Post's gossip page (which came under fire for the alleged extortion activities of one of its star writers).Future Sex: Gizmos, Robots, Teledildonics
Apr 18, 2006 America's top sex researchers envision a mainstream adoption of technologies like "teledildonics," which allows remote mutual manipulation of devices like vibrators.Bush’s New Chief of Staff Signals Shake-Up
Apr 18, 2006 Josh Bolten has told senior staffers thinking about leaving the White House that "now is the time to come to such a decision," according to Bush spokesman Scott McClellan.
Truthdig Favorite Luckovich Wins Pulitzer
Apr 18, 2006 Check out Truthdig's collection of cartoons by Mike Luckovich, who just won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.