Mad Stories in Paul Ryan’s World

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Mar 16, 2013 Paul Ryan's budget plan tells a story of savage violence that shows that those who occupy the bottom rungs of American society -- whether they be low-income families, minorities of color or the young -- are to be considered disposable. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Birth Control Is the New Poison

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2013 Laws proposed this year include a bill whose proponent is an Oklahoma cardiologist who sees venomous effects in hormonal contraception for women; the Obama administration has created a policy that will allow more public access to federally financed research; meanwhile, an Italian newspaper claims Pope Benedict resigned thanks to pressure from a secret gay lobby. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rubio Not Convinced on Climate Change, Fox News Goes After Hillary, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 7, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the death of the Virginia GOP's gerrymandering scheme and a Republican lawmaker in Idaho who wants to make Ayn Rand required reading in high school. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Glenn Beck Plans to Build Libertarian Commune Inspired by Ayn Rand

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 14, 2013 Glenn Beck and his delusions of grandeur were on full display last week, as the conservative media figure completed his wholehearted embrace of Ayn Rand's philosophy by announcing he would build a $2 billion utopian community somewhere in Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pity the Bamboozled and Confused

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 8, 2013 “Every problem that the editorialists fret about today will get worse,” Harper’s Magazine columnist and author Thomas Frank told an audience in November. “Inequality, global warming, financial bubbles, one after another. But it won’t matter. On America will go, chasing the only ideology that our country has left, down into the seething Arcadia of all against all.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Romney Relief

Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons Nov 3, 2012 Dig deeper

Halloween Costume

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Oct 31, 2012 Dig deeper

Muscle-Boy Ryan

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Oct 14, 2012 Dig deeper

Romney, Ryan and Rand

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Aug 31, 2012 Dig deeper

Who Is Paul Ryan?

David Sirota / Truthdig Aug 17, 2012 Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan admires Ayn Rand, and if you believe Republican Party mythology, Ryan is a messianic John Galt who will save America from a secret socialist conspiracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Federal Money Helps Ryan’s Hometown Bounce Back

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 15, 2012 Thousands are still struggling in Paul Ryan’s hometown of Janesville, Wis., after General Motors shut down its century-old plant there in 2008. What economic recovery has occurred there is due largely to the federal stimulus programs so loathed by Republicans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paul Ryan, Corporate Darling

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 15, 2012 The bright-faced boy from Janesville and avowed man of the people has taken money from banksters, big insurance and the Koch brothers throughout his career, and has $5.4 million in the campaign chest -- $2 million more than the next highest House member. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )