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Truthdig: Don’t Believe Obama’s Hype on Evangelicals

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 The Illinois senator chastised his colleagues for leaving the evangelicals to the Republicans. Electorally, he may be correct, but no self-respecting progressive should be fooled. On the whole, evangelicals are the most regressive people in the country. Just look at the hatred and intolerance they've made central to the Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Court Upholds Gerrymandering Madness

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 The Supreme Court ruled that state legislators may draw new electoral maps as often as they like -- meaning that we'll likely see new gerrymandered voting districts every time there is a power shift at a state capital. Disgustingly enough, this ruling is actually a vindication for Tom DeLay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

George Bush, the Alcoholic (Pt. 3)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 Yahoo!'s health columnist continues his series about the dangers of Bush's "dry drunk" syndrome. "Like most alcoholics, the president is a frequent liar, but he is not a particularly good one. He has surrounded himself with advisors who embrace the strategy that if one repeats a lie over and over with complete conviction that it becomes true." Dig deeper

Save the Internet (Today)!

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 The Senate is due to vote Wednesday on the Net Neutrality bill. Click here and CALL. YOUR. SENATOR. Otherwise, when AT&T is deciding which content streams fastest to your computer, you'll have no one to blame but yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flag Amendment Fails by Single Vote

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 Shame on all 66 senators who voted "yes" for this travesty. That means you, John McCain, Evan Bayh, George Allen, Sam Brownback and Chuck Hagel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: A Disgraceful Attack on the New York Times

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 28, 2006 The Bush administration is starting to sound like a two-bit dictatorship by insisting that the media shouldn't have the right to report on the government's prosecution of the so-called "war on terror." UPDATE: The House passed a resolution condemning the N.Y. Times for its reporting. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Study: Link Between Having Older Brothers and Homosexuality

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 Having one or more older brothers boosts the likelihood of a boy growing up to be gay -- an effect due not to social factors but biological events that occur in the mother's womb, according to a study published Tuesday. More evidence--alas, Bible-thumpers still need it--that homosexuality has nothing to do with outside factors and has everything to do with biology. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Breathtaking’ Waste and Fraud in Hurricane Aid

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 Scams, schemes and bureaucratic snafus related to federal aid for Hurricane Katrina cost taxpayers at least $2 billion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Army Equipment Costs for Two Wars Will Triple

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 The annual cost of replacing, repairing and upgrading Army equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan is expected to more than triple next year to more than $17 billion, according to Army documents obtained by the Associated Press And we still can't find the money for schools, healthcare, environmental-technology research oh, never mind . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Power of a 15-Year-Old Peace Activist

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 Ava Lowery, a home-schooled teenager from Alabama, has made over 70 antiwar animations, gaining her national attention in The New York Times, on CNN and in the progressive blogosphere. Check out her response to White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's "it's a number" comment about U.S. deaths in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Rejects Vermont’s Campaign Finance Law

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 This is a complicated issue. We'll let the Washington Post take it: "The Supreme Court struck down Vermont's strict limits on campaign contributions and spending yesterday, in a splintered ruling that left intact the constitutional basis of current campaign finance laws but may make it difficult to put new curbs on money in politics." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Survey: Dem Voters Ahead of Leaders on Iraq Pullout

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 Two-thirds of Democratic voters favor setting a timeline for withdrawing troops from Iraq, says a new Wash Post poll, while most of the Democratic presidential hopefuls for 2008 remain noncommittal. The poll also shows that Democrats are quickly losing ground to Republicans on key 2006 election issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )