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Outrage Over Whites-Only Christian Conference in Alabama

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 6, 2012 The Rev. William C. Collier cordially invites you to his three-day Christian conference in Alabama -- but only if you're white. Fliers advertising the event titled "Annual Pastors Conference All White Christians Invited," were reportedly put up during the middle of the night in the western Alabama town of Winfield on Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ron and Rand Crusade, Darker View for Pa. Voters, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 6, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Mitt Romney's record-breaking month of fundraising and Stephen Colbert on what it means to be an American. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Indiana’s ‘Right to Resist’ Endangers Police Officers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2012 Here's a look at a 2012 Indiana law that allows the use of deadly force against an officer or officers entering a home if an occupant believes that the police are acting unlawfully. Above, Gov. Mitch Daniels. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Former CIA Operative Against Excessive Secrecy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 5, 2012 Human rights lawyer Scott Horton, on the Harper's Magazine website, asks career CIA counterterrorism agent Henry Crumpton what America can do to balance the need for secrecy with the people’s right to know what their government is doing. Crumpton is author of the new book “The Art of Intelligence.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Finally, ‘God Particle’ May Have Shown Its Face

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 5, 2012 Mounting evidence for the Higgs boson prompted scientists at the CERN laboratory for particle physics to announce this week that they may have found the elusive subatomic particle. Here, Guardian science correspondent Ian Sample gives what might be the simplest explanation of the theory yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Postgrad Elites Control Political Debates

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 Trying to sort out the status of Obamacare can be tricky thanks to our dysfunctional leadership class; Republican state Sen. Marty Golden wants to teach Brooklyn's women "the art of feminine presence"; meanwhile, a group of Mormons quits the church in a mass ceremony in Utah. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney’s Plan for America

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 Now that the Supreme Court has reprieved the Affordable Care Act and Mitt Romney has renewed his pledge to dismantle it, let's try again to pierce the Republican presidential candidate's protective coat of vagueness and think about where he would take the country.Let's try again to pierce the Republican presidential candidate's protective coat of vagueness and think about where he would take the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

And Now a Word From the Founders

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 Happy Birthday, America. Here's a reminder of your more radical youth. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Founders’ True Spirit

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 It's entirely appropriate that the week of our July Fourth celebrations should coincide with a moment when the Supreme Court's health care decision has prompted intense debate over the purpose of our government and what the Constitution allows it to do. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change: ‘This Is Just the Beginning’

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 Evidence supporting the existence of climate change is pummeling the United States this summer, from the mountain wildfires of Colorado to the recent "derecho" storm that left at least 23 dead and 1.4 million people without power from Illinois to Virginia. Dig deeper

Epic Romney Fail, Another Supreme Court Leak, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a Republican congressman's criticism of the Democratic war veteran he's running against and Bill O'Reilly's non-apology. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Government Is After Your Tweets

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 3, 2012 The release of Twitter’s first “Transparency Report” comes with the revelation that the microblogging site has received more government requests pertaining to its users’ accounts in the first half of 2012 than in the entirety of 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )