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Molly Ivins Keeps Austin Weird

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 For all you Molly Ivins fans out there, listen in to this "Prairie Home Companion" segment as she talks about keeping her community of Austin "weird" and delivers a bizarre story involving a snake and amphetamines. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EPA Rule Loosened After Oil Exec’s Letter to Rove

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 A well-connected Texas oil executive reaches out to Karl Rove and presto!--thus disappears a new rule designed to keep groundwater clear near drilling sites. Dig deeper

Hillary Clinton Booed by Liberal Crowd

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 The senator from New York starts to see the downside of never finding an issue she couldn't straddle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: DeLays Mission Continues

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 From the tone of his farewell address last week, you'd think Tom DeLay was being carried out of Congress on the shoulders of his colleagues, rather than slithering out of office with his tail between his legs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Disavows Guantanamo Suicide Comment

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2006 The Bush administration distanced itself from a remark by a senior State Department official who called the suicide of three detainees at the Cuba detention center a public relations move. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘World’s Funniest Joke’ Tracked to Its Source

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2006 British comedian Spike Milligan, the late "Goon," gets the credit. Check out the joke. Dig deeper

Vatican Rages at Contraception, Gay Unions

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2006 In a newly released report, the Vatican described same-sex marriages as an "eclipse of God," and said that feminism "reinforced the individualistic image of man and woman" and in doing so was "surpassing the family." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doctors Call for Fat Tax

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2006 Members of the American Medical Association's annual conference will call for a levy on the sweeteners put in sugary drinks to pay for a massive health education campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

God’s Army of 6-Year-Olds

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2006 A prize-winning documentary called "Jesus Camp" chronicles the experiences of children as young as 6 who attend a summer camp to become the next Billy Graham Truly sickening scene from the trailer: An adult pastor thunders at the children: "Had it been in the Old Testament, Harry Potter would have been put to death Warlocks are enemies of God" Unofficial trailer American Prospect article on the phenomenon Interview with the 'Harry Potter' pastor Synopsis of the film. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Buzzflash: Why Not Just Put Zarqawi’s Head on a Pike?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2006 The editors at Buzzflash argue that in displaying the picture of Zarqawi's dead, bloated face the way it did, the Bush administration is once again displaying the same kind of sophomoric bravado ("Bring 'em on") that it used to its great detriment in the past Read Truthdig contributor Nir Rosen's account of the life, death and intellectual underpinnings of Zarqawi Also: Buzzflash just won two Project Uncensored awards for contributor columns about U civilian detention camps and "net neutrality". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fox News Host Shouts Down Hate Speech

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2006 Watch as Fox host Julie Banderas drowns out a vile anti-gay hatemonger. (Sort of a straw-man target, to be sure, but it's nice to see Fox News on the correct side of the cultural divide for a change. (Video hoster: Johnny Dollar's Place.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

D.C. Cardinal: Gay Civil Unions Acceptable

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2006 The leader of the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., lent his support to same-sex civil unions, but not same-sex marriage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )