Anti-Rumsfeld General: Questioning Command Healthy For Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2006 Major Gen. John Batiste (ret), who has called for Rumsfeld's resignation, tells Katie Couric: "I think there's a lot of people now starting to ask questions, and I think that's healthy in a democracy." He also says the book "Cobra II" gets the Iraq War story right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal: America and Empire

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Apr 15, 2006 The celebrated man of letters charts the course of American post-WWII hegemony in this concise original essay written as a foreword to Robert Scheer's new book "Playing President." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Michael Pollan: The Truthdig Interview

Blair Golson / Truthdig Apr 12, 2006 The country's leading author on the natural world discusses his new book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma," which details the truth behind "free range" chicken; the "illusions" of Whole Foods stores; and the reason why the cheapest calories are the least healthy. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Playing President

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2006 Don't miss Robert Scheer's new book: "Playing President: My Close Encounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan, and Clinton--and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush." With a foreword by Gore Vidal Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Sam Harris: The Truthdig Interview

Blair Golson / Truthdig Apr 4, 2006 The best-selling author of "The End of Faith" talks about the way to navigate a dinner party without coming off as the Antichrist; about the "Salman Rushdie effect" that accompanies his newfound celebrity as America's most prominent atheist; and about the new secular foundation he is founding. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Sales of Frey Memoir Unhurt by Fabrications

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 Surprised? Hey, Paris Hilton went from B-list to the cover of Vogue after her sex video made the rounds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ‘Slave Side’ of NFL Sundays

James Harris / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 In his new book, "The Slave Side of Sunday," former NFL player Anthony Prior writes about the legacy of racism in professional sports "We are not looked at as leaders, rather, just a labor force where the money is generated Plantation capitalism is still alive today," he tells Truthdig contributor James Harris (Audio and text interview with the author) . Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The ‘Slave Side’ of NFL Sundays

James Harris / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 In his new book, "The Slave Side of Sunday," former NFL player Anthony Prior writes about the legacy of racism in professional sports "We are not looked at as leaders, rather, just a labor force where the money is generated Plantation capitalism is still alive today," he tells Truthdig contributor James Harris (Audio and text interview with the author) . Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Bush, Rove Expect Hillary to Run in 2008

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 In an excerpt from the book "Strategery," to be published Monday, Karl Rove says the following of the former First Lady: "Anybody who thinks that she's not going to be the candidate [in 2008] is kidding themselves." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frey Publisher Axes Book Deal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 The Fabricating Fabulist loses out on a reported seven-figure deal with Riverhead Books because of the fallout from the scandal surrounding "A Million Little Pieces." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frey Won’t Pen Memoir About Faking His Memoir

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 Fabulist James Frey says on an unaired segment of Oprah that he won't seek to cash in on his lies. | storyWe applaud his promise. In the meantime, should we be surprised if his new book, "My Friend Leonard," turns out to be ridden with mere "essential truths"?Also, see a clip of Frey's Oprah appearance: video (Internet Explorer req'd) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oprah Turns on Frey

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2006 In a radical reversal, the talk show host drops her loyalty to Frey on live television and says he "betrayed millions of readers." During an interview the author admits fictions and confesses that he "made a mistake." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )