The Socialist Who Coddles Business?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 19, 2010 The titans of the private sector say President Obama is anti-business. Many progressives say he coddles business. How does the administration manage to pull that off? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Channels Bush in Speech on Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2010 President Obama's immigration speech on Thursday, according to a former speechwriter for George W. Bush, bore an extraordinary similarity to the one delivered by his predecessor back in 2006. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Bayh Surprises Dems With Retirement Announcement

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2010 Another Democrat is leaving the fold on Capitol Hill. Sen. Evan Bayh announced Monday that he won't seek re-election this fall after 11 years in the Senate, pointing to recent partisan politicking in Congress as the main reason for his departure. "People's business is not getting done," Bayh said, making sure to point out that he's not making this move because he thinks he wouldn't win. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Ben Nelson, Centrist, Takes On Paul Krugman

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2009 Here we have one of the unnamed senators whom New York Times columnist Paul Krugman collectively branded "proud centrist[s]" in his column Sunday, people who have put politics before the good of the country in whittling down the stimulus bill. What say you, Sen. Ben Nelson from Nebraska? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Krugman: Down With Centrist Senators

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2009 Note to all the senators who trotted out their best horse-trading tactics to create the latest, pared-down version of the stimulus bill: Paul Krugman does not approve of your centrist ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill O’Reilly Braves ‘The Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2008 Is America really a "center-right" nation? Is "The Daily Show" secretly a left-wing commune? These questions and more are answered in these clips from "Fox News" superstar Bill O'Reilly's visit to Jon Stewart's studio Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Bailout Deal and the VP Debate

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2008 In the latest edition of "Left, Right & Center," co-commentators Matt Miller, Robert Scheer and Tony Blankley (Arianna Huffington is still at large) give their expert analyses of Thursday's vice presidential debate, inspecting Sarah Palin's and Joe Biden's arguments and self-presentation styles down to the smallest detail. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Visits Wounded Vets

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 It's really hard to look at these photos of President Bush meeting with severely wounded veterans at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio without just saying "wow" over and over. We're hard pressed to imagine what Bush might've been thinking as he saw the effects of his foreign policy on these young soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Centrists Finally Face Reality on Iraq

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 28, 2007 Sen. Richard Lugar, the Indiana Republican who has long served as his party's voice of moderation on foreign affairs, is better known for judiciousness than courage. As the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he has certainly taken his time assessing the catastrophic war in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: The Smoldering Legacy of the World Trade Center

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 7, 2006 After five years, we must ask: How did the path from Ground Zero somehow lead us to Abu Ghraib? Where did the elemental goodness that inspired us in those first days and weeks after the attacks on New York and the Pentagon go? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Left, Right & Center

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2006 Join Truthdig's Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley and Matt Miller for a lively discussion on the week in politics, policy and culture. This week: Campaign Kickoff and Labor Day Blues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Left, Right & Center

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2006 Join Truthdig's Robert Scheer, Arianna Huffington, Tony Blankley and Lawrence O'Donnell for a lively discussion on the week in politics, policy and culture. This week: Plan B, for Lebanon, Iraq and America's women; a look back at a decade of welfare reform; Republican Congressman Christopher Shays says "let's get out" of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )