Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 2, 2005
The big winners in Iraq will be Iran's ayatollahs, sponsors of their fellow Shiite theocrats who are the main U.S. surrogates on the ground in Iraq. To make sure, they've arranged a double whammy: Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 2, 2005
The news that a Time magazine reporter plotted with the attorney for Karl Rove is a window into the den of iniquity that is Washington journalism. As the late great Washington journalist I.F. Stone once put it, "Better to stay in your bathtub reading reports than to have that sort of corrupting access." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 2, 2005
Retracing the steps of Shiite religious leaders and parties who have come to dominate the post-invasion process. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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Robert Scheer / TruthdigDec 2, 2005
Prediction: It's the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, not Iraq, that will unravel the Bush empire. Abramoff will follow the lead of his partner, Michael Scanlon, in copping a plea bargain with prosecutors, whose likely targets include Tom DeLay, many other congressional Republicans and key players in the administration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Larry Gross / TruthdigDec 1, 2005
Speaking of religion, the current controversies over same-sex marriage are mostly derived from the hostility of religious institutions to the inclusion of lesbian and gay people in the "sacred institution" of marriage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Larry Gross / TruthdigDec 1, 2005
No matter their own scandals, religious institutions through history have a consistent scapegoat: homosexuals. Larry Gross digs into why churches condemn gays to damnation. Religious institutions throughout history have a consistent scapegoat: homosexuals. Gross writes on why gays have been condemned to damnation. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 30, 2005
With the gravest charges facing the former Iraqi dictator, Americans are implicated either through acts of commission or omission. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
John Crawford / TruthdigNov 30, 2005
"Off to War" shows real soldiers and their families struggling to deal with the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Steve Wasserman / TruthdigNov 29, 2005
Under pressure from its Tribune Co. overseers, the paper will struggle to protect the journalistic excellence it took years to build. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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