Politics

Rolling Stone: Worst President in History?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 The magazine is said to be on the verge of running a story in which a leading American historian concludes that the Bush presidency "appears headed for colossal historical disgrace." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stop the Presses! Bush Reads a Newspaper!

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 The famously anti-intellectual president tells reporters: " I read the front page and I know the speculation But I'm the decider and I decide what's best And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense" (Via Huff Po) "I'm the decider, and I decide what's best" someone call Jacob Weisberg to update his "Bushisms" book. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Nation: Red & Blue Are Worthless Categories

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Despite recent polling showing red states turning blue, true color-blending will require "electoral reform that changes the way votes are counted, districts are proportioned and views are represented," argues the editor of The Nation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Rattles Nuclear Saber on Iran

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Bush tells reporters "all options are on the table" when asked if he is planning a nuclear strike against Iranian nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, Iran's president vowed that his nation would "cut off the hand of any aggressor." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Meth Prisons’ Springing Up Across Midwest

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Inmates addicted to methamphetamine are now being treated in prisons populated solely by fellow meth addicts. The recidivism rates look promising. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s New Chief of Staff Signals Shake-Up

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Josh Bolten has told senior staffers thinking about leaving the White House that "now is the time to come to such a decision," according to Bush spokesman Scott McClellan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Karl Rove’s Early Machinations

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 In this classic column from 2000, the Texas columnist uses unearthed testimony from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to expose Karl Rove's modus operandi back in the 1980s. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Nation: Generals Revolt

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2006 Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation, asks, "Is there a retired general left in the States who hasn't called on Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to fall on his sword?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times on Bush: A Bad Leak

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2006 The New York Times editorial page writes that "even a president cannot wave a wand and announce that an intelligence report is declassified." Also, check out how Editor & Publisher handily took down the Washington Post editorial board's defense of the leak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Rumsfeld General: Questioning Command Healthy For Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2006 Major Gen. John Batiste (ret), who has called for Rumsfeld's resignation, tells Katie Couric: "I think there's a lot of people now starting to ask questions, and I think that's healthy in a democracy." He also says the book "Cobra II" gets the Iraq War story right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Cheney Authorized Libby to Leak CIA Report

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2006 We know: "Duh!" right? Well, here's what's new: The author of this article, using newly surfaced Libby testimony, all but accuses Cheney of outing Valerie Plame as a CIA agent--which has been widely suspected but never confirmed. The National Journal's Murray Waas (the country's leading news-breaker on this story) has the scoop. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal: America and Empire

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Apr 15, 2006 The celebrated man of letters charts the course of American post-WWII hegemony in this concise original essay written as a foreword to Robert Scheer's new book "Playing President." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )