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Molly Ivins: More Immigrant Bashing on the Way

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 "Can't you see that everything that's wrong with this country is because of illegal aliens? It's all their fault. The people in charge have nothing to do with it." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellen Goodman: The ‘Boy Crisis’ Is a Red Herring

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Although it's sexier and more startling to talk about boys falling behind girls in schools, the real dividing line is race and class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: The Value of a Penny

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Using pennies in everyday transactions is a time-consuming hassle. But might their worth lie therein? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Will the Real Democrats Please Stand Up?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 5, 2006 While Sen. Joe Lieberman has come clean as a true believer in the Bush crusade, Sen. Hillary Clinton continues to shamefully waffle on the Iraq question, which is particularly galling, given her position as the party's supposed front-runner. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: America’s Blacks Are a Giving People

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 African-Americans give away a greater percentage of their money to charitable causes than whites. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: King George, Dethroned

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 As we celebrate our Independence Day, let us thank the Supreme Court for granting us deliverance from the tyranny of a president who tried to fashion himself king. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Maybe If We Tried a Slingshot

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 29, 2006 Confrontational hard-liners Don Rumsfeld and John Bolton continue to ramp up tensions between the U.S. and North Korea; Molly Ivins wonders if maybe it's still not too late for a little diplomacy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: An Epic Week of Cutting and Running

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 The top U.S. commander in Iraq proposed an Iraq cut-and-run plan during the very week that Republicans were lambasting Democrats for making the same suggestion. But Karl Rove knows that because Americans' memories are so short, that won't matter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Hillary’s Shameful Straddling on Iraq

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 If Sen. Clinton can't demonstrate clear leadership on Iraq now, why should we believe she would grow a backbone as president? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Without DeLay, Has the GOP Lost Its Moral Compass?

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 20, 2006 Dennis Hastert gets caught in a suspect land deal, Rep. Jerry Lewis is in deep with a stinko lobbying firm, and the Department of Homeland Security has become a Republican playground. Can't the GOP, self-proclaimed bastion of morality, small government and fiscal responsibility, get anything right? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz: Saddam’s Trial to Continue on Mars

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jun 19, 2006 The political satirist writes that launching Hussein into space will achieve two of President Bush's oft-stated goals: bringing the Iraqi to justice and landing a man on Mars. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Eye to Eye in Iraq

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jun 15, 2006 The media continues to fizz with excitement at Bush's "spontaneous" trip to Iraq, and his "eye to eye" with Prime Minister Maliki. However, continuously escalating violence reveals his visit to be just another misleading "Mission Accomplished" photo-op moment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )