CBS Reporter Assaulted During Egyptian Celebration

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2011 On Tuesday, CBS News released a statement that reporter Lara Logan was attacked and sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Logan was filming a segment for "60 Minutes" when she and her crew . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Julian Assange Speaks to ’60 Minutes’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2011 The WikiLeaks founder dishes to Steve Kroft, who tells Assange "you are screwing with the forces of nature." For his part, Assange insists that whatever his problems with the United States, he shares values of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Internet Lies Meet the Armed and Unhinged

Barry Lando / Truthdig Jan 11, 2011 There are limits to the virtues of free expression in a nation where semiautomatic pistols can be obtained by near-lunatics, including those who believe that their mission is to save the United States or mankind from the forces of darkness. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Weeper of the House

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Dec 15, 2010 The speaker got weepy. No, not her -- him. The incoming House speaker, Ohio Republican John Boehner, turns out to be a veritable waterworks of emotion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

One-Man Fire Brigade

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 7, 2010 Ben Bernanke may or may not succeed in saving the economy, but at least he has the courage to try -- and the honesty to tell the truth. The same cannot be said of our elected officials. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wanted: Mojo All Around

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 9, 2010 In his only interview since the GOP rampage, with Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes," President Obama was reasonable, analytical, professorial -- but also uninspired and uninspiring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Down and Out in Silicon Valley

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 Remember the heady days before the Internet bubble went and burst, as bubbles tend to do? California's Silicon Valley was one of the epicenters of that economic boom, but as this clip from Sunday's "60 Minutes" illustrates, things look a little different there these days. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

’60 Minutes’ Investigates BP’s Blowout

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2010 A whistle-blower tells the news show that BP has another troubled oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Also in this episode: L.A.'s visionary young maestro, plus Andy Rooney complains about something. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conan O’Brien’s Inner Monologue

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2010 Those of you who watched the sort-of-enlightening "60 Minutes" episode last weekend in which Conan O'Brien carefully cha-cha'd around the issue of Jay Leno's late-night hijacking of his "Tonight Show" gig might find this "Funny or Die" spoof, well, funny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Power Plant for the Backyard

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2010 The impresario behind this newfangled clean-energy box sees one of his mini power plants in every home, but it's not clear if the little miracles even work. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Takes Cheney to School

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2009 President Obama personally conducted a tour of the White House for "60 Minutes" and in the Sunday broadcast defended his embattled treasury secretary, said sending more troops to Afghanistan was his toughest decision yet, and refused to grant a look at his wife's vegetable garden. The president also took the opportunity to unload on Dick Cheney, who recently suggested we are less safe without torture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernanke: Recession Will ‘Probably’ End This Year

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2009 In a rare interview with Ben Bernanke broadcast Sunday on "60 Minutes," the Federal Reserve chairman allowed himself to sound slightly more optimistic, although ever so cautiously so, about the possibility that the American economy will pull out of recession soon -- perhaps, he said, by the end of this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )