Ellen Goodman / TruthdigJul 3, 2008
The appeal of kitchen gardens -- food you grow for the table -- has been increasing pretty steadily. But this year, a harmonic or maybe disharmonic convergence of factors led to a giant leap in the number of grow-it-yourselfers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 16, 2008
PBS has made the film "A Walk to Beautiful" available online. It's the extraordinary story of women who suffer for years from a preventable and treatable injury simply because they are poor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigFeb 14, 2008
Remember when eating was an art, not a science? Remember when food wasn't medicine? Remember when food didn't need to be defended? Remember the good old days?. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2007
You knew it was only a matter of time before the Michael Moore "SiCKO" publicity train rumbled into Colbert Station. In this clip, Stephen Colbert faces off with the dogged documentarian (via "satellite," thanks to the faux host's Blitzer-esque distancing technique) about the American healthcare system, only to discover that he and Moore share at least one thing: a pronounced dislike of CNN. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 14, 2007
Keith Olbermann and Michael Moore move the "SiCKO" discussion into the meaningful hows and whens of fixing the system by shooting past the CNN media controversy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2007
Larry King capitalized on the heated showdown between Michael Moore and CNN's "The Situation Room" by conducting a rematch between Moore and Dr. Sanjay Gupta on his show Tuesday night. Moore, when he appeared on "Situation Room" earlier this week, denounced host Wolf Blitzer and reporter Gupta. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 10, 2007
"SiCKO" director Michael Moore opens up a can of whoop-ass on CNN's "The Situation Room" (our sincerest apologies to those with delicate sensibilities, but there's just no other way to put it), giving host Wolf Blitzer and resident MD/one-time "embedded journalist" Dr. Sanjay Gupta quite a dressing-down in a must-see live TV moment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 4, 2007
This fake news report from The Onion envisions a solution for busy, cost-conscious parents: Just ship your kids overseas and get day care for pennies on the dollar. There's something unnaturally cute and funny about the mom in this clip preparing her child for shipment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 30, 2007
Back on May 25th, Michael Moore joined "Real Time" host Bill Maher to chat about his latest, "SiCKO," which Maher called "amazing" and "your best yet." In case you missed it or you just can't get enough of the all-American documentarian on this "SiCKO" Friday, check it out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigJun 28, 2007
The rudimentary equation of the health insurance industry is that to make a profit, it must take in more money than it pays out in claims. This is why the public, as distinct from the political class, will intuitively understand and likely appreciate Michael Moore's new film, "Sicko." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJun 20, 2007
Michael Moore screened his new film, "SiCKO," on Father's Day at a special New York event honoring Sept. 11 first responders. Moore spoke of their heroism and recognized their role in the film. "SiCKO" is about the broken U.S. healthcare system. Case in point: the 9/11 rescue workers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marie Cocco / TruthdigJun 19, 2007
Food companies that market obesity-inducing products to young children are taking a lesson from big tobacco and getting ahead of the lawsuit curve. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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