Meet the Moguls of New Media

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2006 A guy delivering satiric "ninja" riffs in a $6 Lycra ski mask; a sultry woman with nearly 1 million "friends" on Myspace; a guy who has performed corny dancing shuffles in 38 countries What do all these people have in common? Absurdly low-budget, Internet-based origins and, now, high-budget traditional production deals Read about the new rules of the game . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politics

Israel’s Barrier to Peace

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 26, 2006 Chris Hedges, the former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times, argues that there can be no hope for peace in the Middle East as long as America continues to aid Israel in its dehumanizing practices.The former Middle East bureau chief for The New York Times and author of the bestseller "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" examines the way Israel's security wall has ripped a mortal gash in the lives of Palestinians residing in its shadow, and argues that there can be no hope for peace in the Middle East as long as America continues to aid Israel in its dehumanizing practices. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

Stop the Presses! WSJ Flip-Flops on Iraq!

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2006 After spending years blasting the idea that the U.S. is "bogged down" in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal editorial page did just that--saying that the Israel-Lebanon situation stems from a worldwide perception that America is so "bogged down" in Iraq that it can't flex any muscle in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brangelina’s Next Project: Mariane Pearl Movie

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2006 Angelina Jolie will star as the wife of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in an adaptation of her book "A Mighty Heart." Jolie's husband Brad Pitt will produce the film, and Michael Winterbottom (whose "The Road to Guantanamo" is in theaters now) will direct. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Goldwater Nephew Calls for Forced Immigrant Labor Camps

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2006 Dan Goldwater, a gubernatorial candidate in Arizona and nephew of the late Sen Barry Goldwater, told a Spanish news agency that he wanted to hold undocumented immigrants in camps to use them "as labor in the construction of a wall and to clean the areas of the Arizona desert that they're polluting" He claims, however, that his words were taken out of context--that he only wanted to put convicted immigrant felons to work . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A WSJ Editor Compares Gay Marriage to Animal Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2006 Stephen Colbert highlights a clip of an editor from the Wall Street Journal saying that in the wake of a woman in India supposedly marrying a snake, gay-marriage supporters in America should now be required to guarantee that animal marriage is not around the corner. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Authorities Mining More Corporate Data for Personal Information

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2006 We learn from the Wall Street Journal that banks, Internet service providers and other companies are being besieged by law enforcement authorities who want to pore over their corporate data in hunting for clues in criminal cases. Just another example of how the government is going through personal records. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )