There’s a Republican Under My Bed

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 It is insane to waste time and energy worrying that somewhere, doubtless in a high-tech subterranean lair, Republican masterminds are cackling over their diabolical plot: The use of reverse psychology to lure unsuspecting Democrats into nominating Barack Obama, an innocent lamb who will be chewed up by the attack machine in the fall. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Step Back, Mr. Clinton

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 31, 2008 The most likely motive for Bill Clinton's reckless political performance in recent weeks, ironically and sadly, is to redress the terrible humiliations he inflicted on his wife in years past. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Gets Negative About Negativity

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2008 On the same day that the Clinton campaign premiered a new attack ad in South Carolina, former President Bill Clinton tried to blame the Obama campaign and the media for heating up the rhetoric. Bill has been dispatched to South Carolina to hold the line against Obama while Hillary shores up support around the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Playing the Race Card Against Obama

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 15, 2008 It turns out that Toni Morrison's famous line about Bill Clinton as "our first black president" was just a bon mot. If the Clintons took it as a sign of African-Americans' unconditional fealty, they were mistaken. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton, Obama Trade Barbs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2008 In case you missed this weekend's fireworks, Hillary Clinton went on "Meet the Press" and accused the Obama campaign of, among other things, distorting her Martin Luther King Jr comments and agitating racial tension Barack Obama dismissed the accusation as "ludicrous," because, he said, he hadn't even commented on Clinton's remarks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Footage of Bhutto Attack Released

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2007 Well, let's just say that this video footage of the fatal attack on Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto doesn't help much when it comes to sorting out exactly what happened as her motorcade passed through the crowd at Ravalpindi on Thursday, but judge for yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Benazir Bhutto Assassinated

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2007 Pakistan is in a state of turmoil following a suicide attack that killed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and at least 20 others in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Bhutto had appeared at a rally to drum up support for Pakistan's upcoming elections on Jan. 8 when a gunman shot her and blew himself up, sparking protests and more deadly clashes around the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Race for Name-Caller in Chief

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Dec 23, 2007 According to satirist Borowitz, Clinton has exposed some dirty linen and Obama is plenty P-O'd about the accusation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Targets Obama on the Web

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2007 The Hillary Clinton campaign has secured two domain names for Web sites that will be devoted to attacking Barack Obama. A Clinton representative says negative sites are nothing new, but the Obama campaign says Clinton's latest Internet efforts are "politically motivated attacks in the eleventh hour of a closely contested campaign." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lessing’s Lessons on 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2007 Allowing that some Americans might find her "crazy," Nobel Prize-winning writer Doris Lessing told Spain's El Pais newspaper that the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, were "neither as terrible or as extraordinary as they think," pointing to the IRA bombings in Britain as other examples of calamities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giuliani Says U.S. Will Be Prepared for Space-Alien Attack

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2007 Rudy Giuliani was in the middle of a town hall meeting in New Hampshire when a precocious youngster asked what he would do if aliens from another planet attacked us. "Of all the things that can happen in this world, we'll be prepared for that, yes we will," replied a confident Giuliani. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Holy War

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2007 In this thought-provoking opinion piece from the UK's Daily Mail newspaper, writer Correlli Barnett points out how, in waging his own brand of holy war, Bush (and, by extension, former British PM Tony Blair) failed to comprehend crucial lessons about war that historical examples have repeatedly borne out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )