Sheehan Qualifies for Pelosi Challenge

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2008 As the most powerful woman in government, Nancy Pelosi is used to confronting political rivals, but the House speaker has trouble on her flank. Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan (above), displeased with the Democrats' lack of progress against the war, has gathered enough signatures to challenge Pelosi as an independent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vet Groups Battle for American Hearts and Minds

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2008 There are two major veterans groups trying to make a splash in this year's election, one conservative and the other broadly liberal. Both, says NPR's Peter Overby, will attempt to have an impact on the order of the 2004 efforts of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. It sounds like the anti-war group will have the edge this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ron Paul Won’t Go Away

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2008 John McCain may have the Republican nomination wrapped up, but that isn't stopping Ron Paul from campaigning in Pennsylvania, where he is attacking McCain as insufficiently conservative. It's an odd posture for a candidate who won much support for his anti-war position, a topic that Paul omits here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robot Insects Spying on Protesters?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2007 It sounds far-fetched, but a number of protesters swear they've spotted robotic insects hovering around anti-war rallies. The government denies deploying robot spies, but it's known that the U.S. military has had robotic flies, such as the one above, since World War II. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Will Have to Wait

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Sep 27, 2007 If you think the Iraq war is a disaster, just wait until we start bombing Iran. The countdown to another war is both real and terrifying, Ritter argues, and, distasteful though it may seem, it won't be stopped so long as Iraq holds on to the spotlight. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Your Handy Guide to Emmy Censorship

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 Sally Field worked her Emmy acceptance speech into an (unfortunately) incoherent anti-war crescendo during Sunday night's telecast, which, like the other two muted moments showcased in this video montage by the always-hilarious Defamer team, was awkwardly squelched by hypervigilant editors at Fox. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Call to Service

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Aug 1, 2007 The "Waging Peace" author argues that the antiwar movement's strategies are failing to reach everyday Americans and doing little to end the war or repair our troubled democracy. He proposes a different model to win the hearts and minds of mainstream America: national service. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Cindy Sheehan Returns to the Antiwar Movement

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2007 Video blogger Davis Fleetwood asks a recently reinvigorated Cindy Sheehan about her candidacy, impeachment, Scooter Libby's pardon, the military-industrial complex and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Out How: The Economics of Ending Wars

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2007 In this 10-point essay, originally delivered as a speech at the 2007 conference of the Allied Social Science Association, economics expert Dr. Intriligator tallies up the astronomical costs of the Iraq war (one estimation put the price tag for the war at $2.267 trillion) and rips apart the Bush administration's list of purported "benefits." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Cindy Sheehan: ‘It’s Up to You Now’

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2007 Antiwar protest icon Cindy Sheehan says she is retiring from the spotlight and "going home for awhile to try and be normal" In her Daily Kos diary, she writes: "Goodbye America you are not the country that I love and I finally realized no matter how much I sacrifice, I can't make you be that country unless you want it". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Emotions Run High at D.C. Rally

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2007 Saturday's antiwar demonstration in Washington, D.C., organized by activist groups to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, drew some 20,000 protesters and stirred up strong feelings from supporters and opponents alike. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Resolution Passes

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2007 The House officially denounced Bush's "surge" strategy with a 246-to-182 vote in favor of a much-debated resolution against sending more troops to Iraq. Seventeen votes for the nonbinding resolution came from the Republican side of the aisle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )