Ear to the Ground

U.S. To Rely On Private Sector To Defeat Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 Officials tell a global summit that fuel-efficient technologies will reduce greenhouse emissions | story Meanwhile, German scientists say that plants may be producing greenhouse gases | story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bowing to Pressure, Army Adds to Soldiers’ Armor

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 The move comes in the wake of a New York Times report that shamed the military over the issue. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Second Thought…

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 Bush now says he welcomes a hearing on domestic spying--while again warning Americans to watch what they say. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alito Leaves Door Open to Reversing ‘Roe’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 The nominee signals he might revisit the abortion ruling. | storyIn an editorial, the New York Times says that Alito has "given the American people reasons to be worried." | editorialAlso, in a heated exchange, Ted Kennedy spars with Arlen Specter over Alito's membership in a discriminatory Princeton club. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

UK Officer Assails U.S. Iraq Tactics

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 The brigadier general calls the U.S. military "weighed down by bureaucracy, a stiflingly hierarchical outlook" and a "predisposition to offensive operations." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Slams Critics of Iraq Policy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 In strong language, the president claims that some Democratic criticism may give "comfort to our adversaries." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

National Review Calls Abramoff Scandal Purely Republican

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 In an editorial, the right-wing magazine calls any effort to tar Democrats a "misdirection." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sunni Iraqis Protest Mosque Raid

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 The action, in search of kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll, comes on the heels of a raid of a Sunni scholar group. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iranian Ex-Leader Slams the West

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 The former president lashes out at the int'l community over its stance on Iranian nuclear research. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Opens Private Mail in Terrorism Fight

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 Customs officials can open and read any mail sent from abroad, and do so whenever they deem it necessary to protect the country. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NSA Launches Internal Probe Into Spy Program

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 Members of Congress question whether the agency can investigate itself | story Meanwhile, a dream team of 14 legal scholars and ex-gov't officials write a memo to the DOJ calling the NSA program illegalhuffingtonpostcom/geoffrey-r-stone/why-the-nsa-surveillance-_b_13522html" title="story">story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Florida Professor, Wife Arrested as Spies for Cuba

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 For over two decades, the couple allegedly passed on secrets about U.S. officials, FBI agents and anti-Castro groups. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )