Having Your Bomb and Eating It Too

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2007 For the first time in two decades, the United States will produce a new design of the hydrogen bomb. The weapon is meant to ease insecurities caused by the aging of America's nuclear arsenal but probably will be a mortal blow to the administration's credibility as it attempts to deter other countries from building nuclear weapons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dogma National Park

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2007 If you've been thinking about a vacation to the Grand Canyon but worried someone might try to assault you with information, fear not. Park employees are not allowed to reveal the true age of the formation for fear of offending Christians, and the bookstore features a manuscript claiming the canyon was created during Noah's flood. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Administration Seeks to Protect ?Interrogation? Methods

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2006 Legislation put forward by the Bush administration this week would legalize the same torture techniques recently banned by the Army. By selectively interpreting the Geneva Conventions, the legislation would allow CIA operatives and even the Army, should it decide to revert to previous rules, to conduct interrogations using unsavory methods. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann to Bush: ?Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2006 Keith Olbermann has been on a roll lately, contesting the administration?s ?recent Nazi kick? with a series of essays. This time the ?Countdown? host went after the man himself, saying: ?Mr. Bush, you are accomplishing in part what Osama Bin Laden and others seek?a fearful American populace, easily manipulated, and willing to throw away any measure of restraint, any loyalty to our own ideals and freedoms, for the comforting illusion of safety.? (Video & Transcript) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Government Admits to Yet Another Domestic Spying Program

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2006 The Education Department has admitted to searching through millions of student loan records on behalf of the FBI. The government says the operation, known as ?Project Strike Back,? was meant to uncover information on individuals allegedly related to terror investigations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Because Hot Dogs Didn’t Have Enough Strange Ingredients

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2006 The FDA has approved the use of a group of viruses as a food additive for ready-to-eat meat products, such as hot dogs and cold cuts. Companies that use the additive will not be required to inform consumers. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

Gene Gerard: White House Failing America?s AIDS Crisis

Gene Gerard / Truthdig Jun 17, 2006 A new report shows that Bush has slashed anti-AIDS programs across the board. Meanwhile, he's pandering to the religious right by pushing abstinence-until-marriage programs--regardless of the fact that they are proven ineffective at stopping the spread of HIV. Don't bother Bush with facts; his mind is made up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Goldman Sachs CEO Nominated as Treasury Secretary

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2006 Finally, after months of hanging in the pink slip rumor mill, John Snow can move on. The White House has named Henry M. Paulson as the newest Treasury secretary; here's what we know according to the Washington Post and NYT: He was reluctant to accept the job. He worked in the Pentagon as a young man. He "has been a Goldman Sachs executive since 1974, pulling down a compensation package in 2005 of $37 million." He is "a birdwatcher who can often be found in Central Park with his binoculars." Thank you mainstream media for your thorough profile of this very important man. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Schwarzenegger & Celebs: ‘Stop the Madness’ on Drugs

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 This 1985 anti-drug music video was the only such work to ever be sponsored by the White House. Featuring Ah-nold, Whitney Houston, David Hasselhoff and Nancy Reagan, it is a bygone, cheesy reminder of the nation's fight against drugs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Exxon Posts Huge Profits as Gas Prices Soar

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2006 Exxon announced first-quarter profits of $8.4 billion. Gas prices are averaging over $3 per gallon. 'Nuf said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Normon Solomon: Changing a Face While Keeping Policies in Place

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 22, 2006 The departure of White House press secretary Scott McClellan is a classic instance of ditching the pitchman in an effort to improve the image of the product. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )