Politics

Sunsara Taylor: Drive Out the Bush Regime

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig Jun 2, 2006 Sunsara Taylor, author of the widely debated BattleCry columns, sets forth in this manifesto a case for driving President Bush and his administration from office--anchored by an Oct. 5 boycott of work and schools nationwide. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The End of the Electoral College as We Know it?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 The California Assembly passed a measure to pledge the state's Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote (as opposed to giving its Electoral College votes to the winner of the California popular vote). This would come into effect only if enough other states passed similar measures. But if it happens, it will mean the end of the electoral college as we know it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paper May Take Legal Action Against Bush Aide

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 Bush's top domestic policy aide, Karl Zinsmeister, changed his quotes in a Syracuse newspaper's profile on him and then re-posted the article on his website. One of the quotes he changed was originally published as: "People in Washington are morally repugnant, cheating, shifty human beings." The editor of the paper says she is consulting a lawyer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feds Cut Anti-Terror Funding in NYC, D.C.

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 The Department of Homeland Security slashed anti-terrorism money for Washington and New York in favor of cities like Jacksonville and Sacramento. Stunner: "A DHS risk scorecard for the city asserted that the home of the Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge has 'zero' national monuments or icons." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush: Sept. 11 ‘Ended on a Relatively Humorous Note’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 In a 2003 interview with Ladies Home Journal, Bush told Peggy Noonan that during the late-night hours of Sept. 11, he and wife Laura were hustled around the White House in their bedtime clothes because it was thought a jet was going to crash into the building. "[T]he day ended on a relatively humorous note," he said. "We got a laugh out of it." "Bad taste" doesn't really seem to do this justice. (h/t: Daou Report. Also: full-text interview.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joe Conason: The Private Lives of Bill and Hillary

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 "Of all possible explanations for the mainstream media's preoccupation with the Clinton marriage, the most innocuous is nostalgia for a better time, when we were able to worry less about war, corruption, catastrophe and incompetence, and more about sex." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Iran Badge Fabricator Goes to Washington

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 Amir Taheri wrote the bogus Op-Ed claiming that Iran has a law requiring Jews to wear yellow badges. But on Tuesday, he was invited to the White House along with other "experts" to give Bush their "honest opinions." With advice like that, our war in Iran will be a slam-dunk. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bush’s New Policy Advisor Wished ‘Explosion’ on Reporters in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 Karl Zinsmeister, Bush's new chief domestic policy advisor, said this in 2003 about journalists in Iraq: "A significant number are whiny and appallingly soft. ? I almost wished there would be a very loud explosion very nearby just to shut up their rattling." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Ambassador to America: Marines Killed My Cousin

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 Watch the exchange on CNN in which Al-Sumaidaie makes the startling accusation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lamont Seen as ‘Serious’ Challenger to Lieberman

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 A key Democratic Party opinion-maker says this about Ned Lamont, who is challenging Joe Lieberman for a Conn. Senate seat: "He's intelligent. He's accomplished. There are no personal warts. He teaches in the Bridgeport public schools. How many people of his pedigree and background go do that?" Earlier: See Lamont's Truthdig interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stanley Sheinbaum: Support Winograd for Congress

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 The internationally renowned diplomat, peace activist and Democratic Party salon ringmaster is urging people to support Marcy Winograd, a peace candidate running against Jane Harman in California's 36th Congressional District. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Bush Links Energized Enron

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 31, 2006 The Bush family consistently acted to put Enron and its longtime CEO, Ken Lay, into a position to rip off investors and taxpayers. Why is the mass media ignoring that fact now that Lay has been convicted in arguably the most egregious example of white-collar fraud in U.S. history? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )