Bill Ayers, Public Enemy

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 18, 2013 I asked Ayers, the man many Americans know as the “unrepentant domestic terrorist,” to share his advice for young Americans today. He had three basic tenets. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bill Ayers: Try Obama, Bush for War Crimes

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2013 “Every president in this century should be put on trial,” the professor and former Weather Underground member said. “Every one of them goes into an office dripping with blood and then adds to it. And, yes, I think that these are war crimes. I think that they’re acts of terror.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin Fears for (Her) Free Speech

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2008 Someone better give Sarah Palin a copy of the U.S. Constitution -- or better yet, read it to her slowly. The up-and-coming legal scholar/vice presidential candidate is scared for her own First Amendment rights because of "attacks" from reporters who claim she is engaging in negative campaign tactics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Your Handy Guide to the Right’s 11th-Hour Attacks on Obama

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2008 Thus far this election season, we've witnessed a number of scare tactics cooked up by conservatives hoping to scare the bejeezus out of voters who might even consider choosing Barack Obama over John McCain, and the fun isn't over yet. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Team McCain Launches Ayers-Themed ‘Robocall’ Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 During Wednesday night's debate, Barack Obama told John McCain that the McCain campaign's intense focus on Obama's ties to former Weatherman Bill Ayers "says more about your campaign than it does about me." Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Begala: McCain Had Ties to ‘Extremist, Racist’ Group

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2008 Former Clinton consultant (Bill Clinton, in this case) and political commentator Paul Begala appeared on "Meet the Press" on Oct. 5, during which he criticized the McCain campaign's ramped-up attacks on Barack Obama's ties to former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers, while, according to Begala, John McCain should be concerned about one of his own past associations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )