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Jeremy Scahill on Soldiers of Fortune

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2007 The writer speaks with Truthdig about his new book, "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army," privatization in America and abroad, and our dysfunctional democracy. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Bad Habits Die Hard

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Mar 29, 2007 Dig deeper

Taking the Fifth

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 Dig deeper

Up a Tree Without a Pardon

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Weapon of Peace

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 27, 2007 Dig deeper

Truthdig Podcast: The Consistent Christian

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2007 Former Truthdigger of the Week Dr. Joel Hunter, author of "Right Wing, Wrong Bird," joins the podcast this week to explain why things didn't work out with the Christian Coalition and why global warming and poverty bother him as much as gay marriage and abortion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A World Where Lies Are True

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 26, 2007 If the Christian right succeeds in legitimizing creation "science," it will strike a critical blow against the basic principles that make our society work. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Exit Strategy

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 25, 2007 Dig deeper

Bipartisanship

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 25, 2007 Dig deeper

Kucinich Blasts Democrats

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2007 Not everyone was celebrating the passage of the Iraq spending bill on Friday. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, told Truthdig it's "a disaster for the American people." The presidential candidate went on to explain his dissatisfaction with his party: "It's the same kind of thinking that led us into Iraq -- that we didn't have any alternatives." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Media Critic on Why It’s Only Getting Worse

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2007 Jeff Cohen joins Truthdig to talk about life in the big media trenches, why news coverage is only getting worse, and how horse race politics and the corporatization of information are killing American democracy. Cohen was the communications director for the 2004 Dennis Kucinich campaign, founder of Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, and author most recently of "Cable News Confidential" (excerpted here). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )