Kennedy Goes Under the Knife

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2008 Ted Kennedy was to undergo brain surgery Monday morning as part of an aggressive course of treatment for his recently diagnosed cancer. According to the Boston Globe, the senator met with a panel of experts that included representatives of the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, as well as his own doctors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart Checks Out McCain’s ‘Unremarkable’ Buttocks

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2008 Those reporters who were given just three Internet-free hours to curl up with John McCain's huge stack of medical records (right before Memorial Day!) were privy to some mighty intimate details about the presumptive Republican nominee -- and pundits were subsequently saddled with the task of making talk of polyps, chin herpes (ew!) and freckled buttocks somehow sound like good news for the GOP. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Friends and Foes Respond to Kennedy News

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2008 As the sad medical news about Ted Kennedy sinks in, a number of his colleagues and even some of his political enemies have responded. Time's Mark Halperin has collected the statements of the presidential candidates, the president and others. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Mama

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig May 8, 2008 Barack Obama cannot win the White House without the support of women, many of whom have identified with Hillary Clinton. What better way to reach those voters than the story of the fascinating woman who raised him? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Seven Years of Scandal

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Apr 8, 2008 The latest plot twists are stunners, even as they unfold against the scandalous backdrop of the Bush administration's sorry regulatory record. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oklahoma Lawmaker: Gays Are Biggest Threat to U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2008 Here's a quiz: What's the most potentially harmful phenomenon or issue threatening our nation? Our use of torture on suspected terrorists? Hawks in the White House? If you guessed either of those, according to Oklahoma Rep. Sally Kern, you're wrong -- homosexuality is America's worst scourge. Guess who won't be voting for Rep. Kern in her next bid for office? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The United States of Hypochondria

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 4, 2007 We Americans like to think of ourselves as strong, rugged and supremely confident. So why do we find ourselves hunkered behind walls, popping pills to stave off diseases we might never contract and eyeing the rest of the world with suspicion that borders on the pathological? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Krugman Blasts Giuliani for Prostate Prevarications

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2007 Rudy Giuliani's factually challenged claims about how he probably would have fared in his battle against prostate cancer had he sought treatment in Britain instead of America might have raised only a small stir, but, for his part, columnist Paul Krugman thinks it should have been a much bigger deal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giuliani’s Health Care Cherry-Picking

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 In slamming Clinton-style reforms, "America's mayor" uses data in a way that shows disregard for the truth. Does that remind you of any other famous politician? Maybe the one in the Oval Office? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Time Is Running Out for Brother and Sister

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 10, 2007 Troy Anthony Davis and Martina Correia are fighting for their lives. He faces death by lethal injection at the hands of the state of Georgia, and she has breast cancer. Their parallel battles against insuperable odds deserve the public's attention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cancerous Logic

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The 10 Most Polluted Places in the World

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2007 The Blacksmith Institute, a U.S.-based environmental group, has identified the 10 most polluted places on the planet. Cities in Russia, China, India, Zambia, Peru, the Ukraine and Azerbaijan made the list, which focuses on the impact pollution has on the local population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )