Gene Gerard / TruthdigJun 11, 2006
The FDA just approved a vaccine to help protect against cervical cancer, but conservative Christian groups want to block its distribution out of fear that it would promote promiscuity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigJun 10, 2006
Satirist Andy Borowitz tells us that North Korean President Kim Jong Il and televangelist Pat Robertson expressed outrage that they had been excluded from the competition. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Norman Solomon / TruthdigJun 9, 2006
Members of the media have been too easy on the Republican push to ban gay marriage. Yes, it may be all about politics, but does that mean society shouldn't react harshly to the attempt to codify discrimination in our Constitution? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Joe Conason / TruthdigJun 9, 2006
Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff may have again revealed his incompetence by slashing New York's anti-terror funding, but the problems plaguing that agency reach far deeper than one man. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigJun 7, 2006
Five of the largest U.S. newspapers shirked their journalistic responsibility by covering up the government's outrageous smear campaign against Los Alamos nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sunsara Taylor / TruthdigJun 7, 2006
A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control recommends classifying all women as pre-pregnant--whether they intend to conceive or not. It's an audacious leap along the logical fault line that values women as mere fetal incubators. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 6, 2006
Truthdig contributor Steven Kotler describes in The New York Times Magazine how the mere act of going surfing pulled him out of a near-suicidal battle with Lyme disease and kick-started a quest to explore the nexus of surf, science and spirituality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigJun 3, 2006
The political satirist quotes U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan as saying: "This is the most serious threat to world peace since North Korea obtained an early DVD of 'Gigli.' " Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Gene Gerard / TruthdigJun 2, 2006
New Truthdig contributor Gene Gerard, a longtime college professor of history, religion and ethics, examines the efforts of conservative legislators to stifle discussion of contraceptives in public schools--in favor of abstinence-only education. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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