Cluster Bomb Treaty Steps Forward

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2008 It looks like a pact to ban current cluster bomb designs will take another step forward, with more than 100 countries slated to sign the treaty in the next couple of days. However, the U.S., Russia and China -- the largest cluster bomb manufacturers -- so far have refused to sign on. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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California’s High Court to Rule on Marriage Ban

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2008 The California Supreme Court has agreed to examine the state's recently adopted marriage ban, scheduling a hearing for March. The court will decide whether Prop. 8 was a sweeping revision or a simple amendment to the state's constitution, and whether legally married same-sex couples should suffer a blanket divorce. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Retired Military Leaders Denounce ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2008 One-hundred-and-four retired admirals and generals have signed a statement calling on the military to allow gay soldiers to serve openly. "Don't ask, don't tell" has lost support since the Clinton administration originally negotiated the compromise, but Barack Obama will likely avoid resurrecting one of his predecessor's biggest headaches. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Whale of a Decision

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2008 While some whales' hearts are as big as cars, the hearts on the Supreme Court that ruled Wednesday against a ban on high-powered sonar in Navy training exercises must be shrinking by the minute. The decision was a defeat to environmentalists, who argue that sonar panics whales, makes their ears bleed and pushes them to beach themselves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Connecticut Same-Sex Couples Begin to Wed

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2008 In the face of California's unsettling passage of Proposition 8 barring gay marriage, gay couples in Connecticut are beginning to exercise their equal rights after a final court hearing cleared the way for same-sex unions, ending a long legal battle in the Constitution State. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

R.I.P. Offshore Drilling Ban

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2008 Congressional Democrats seemed to have turned in their spine -- yet again -- Tuesday when they announced they would allow the 26-year-old ban on offshore drilling to expire, a resounding sellout to the rhetoric of the McCain campaign and a reactionary move aimed at accommodating the crisis-ridden financial markets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pitt Pitches In $100K to Battle Gay Marriage Ban

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2008 The Nov. 4 election is more than six weeks away, but Brad Pitt has revealed what his vote will be on at least one ballot initiative by donating $100,000 to fight California's Proposition 8, which aims to overturn the state Supreme Court decision that made same-sex marriage legal last May. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Camp Gets Big Checks From Big Oil Execs

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2008 It's not particularly surprising that oil executives at the Hess Corp. got a little excited when John McCain changed his position in June and called for offshore drilling, but it is interesting that the Hess brass, according to Talking Points Memo, apparently demonstrated their gratitude (cue cash register sound effect here) by writing some big checks to the McCain campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Lifts Drilling Ban

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2008 In keeping with his image, the president made a lot of noise on Monday while accomplishing absolutely nothing. In keeping with theirs, the Democrats condemned the president while making plans to roll over. George W. Bush lifted an executive oil drilling ban, but a national moratorium remains in place. The hot air, meanwhile, is getting to the Democrats, some of whom chastised the president while others worked up one of their famous compromises. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When Common Sense Is Unconstitutional

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 As much as I abhor the possible real-word impact of the Supreme Court's Second Amendment ruling, I fear that it's probably right. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Backs Gun Owners

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Washington, D.C., overreached with its handgun ban and must allow residents to keep guns in their homes. While it is considered a major pronouncement on the Second Amendment, it will take time, lawsuits and possibly even more rulings from the high court before the decision's full impact is known. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )