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Fatal Health Care

Larry Wright Jul 24, 2009 Dig deeper

Barack Who?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2009 As Barack Obama begins his seventh month in office, mainstream news anchors still can't seem to figure out the president's citizenship I mean, was this guy even born here? Jon Stewart examines how this mystery man got to be the American president in the first place Check out this clip from last night's "Daily Show". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Moon Landing [A Cartoon From United Arab Emirates]

Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE Jul 22, 2009 Dig deeper

Strip Poker

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 22, 2009 Dig deeper

On Race and Pat Buchanan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2009 Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on reverse discrimination and corrects some of the "facts" Pat Buchanan spewed on her show in a heated debate the two had on affirmative action and race. Watch this clip from last night's "Rachel Maddow Show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fighting for the White Man

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2009 As a "recent black man," Stephen Colbert reacts to President Obama's speech to the NAACP and talks reverse discrimination with Geoffrey Canada, executive director of the Harlem Children's Zone. He also holds forth on the plight of white men, the least victimized folks ever. Check out these two clips from last night's "Colbert Report." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Reilly Preferred Pre-Ideological Cronkite, Thank You Very Much

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2009 In case anyone wonders, Fox News' own Bill O'Reilly spent some time in the media trenches working with Known Lefty Ideologue Dan Rather after the CBS anchor took over from Walter Cronkite, whom O'Reilly eulogizes in this clip or at least uses Cronkite's memory to bash the liberal establishment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Nightmare

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 20, 2009 Dig deeper

Terrorvision

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 20, 2009 Dig deeper

Opinions Walter Cronkite Never Aired

Reese Erlich / Truthdig Jul 20, 2009 In the fall of 2002, Walter Cronkite agreed to be interviewed about the pending U.S. invasion of Iraq. That interview was never published. Looking back at the transcript seven years later, Walter’s views proved quite prescient. Here’s some of what he told me.Excerpts from an unpublished interview reveal Walter Cronkite's prescience about the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Change Machine

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 18, 2009 Dig deeper

Dennis vs. Goliath

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2009 Rep Dennis Kucinich talks about winning a big victory for health care reform, grilling Hank Paulson over the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch merger, and the battle against crony capitalism Dennis Kucinich talks about winning a big victory for health care reform. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )