SCOTUS, Guns and the Second Amendment

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2010 On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the individual right to bear arms can't be impinged upon by local and state governments -- a decision that immediately affects Chicago, and as this New York Times editorial argues (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alleged Chicago Torturer’s Overdue Day in Court

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 26, 2010 Abu Ghraib has nothing over Chicago. Forty years ago, Jon Burge returned from Vietnam, joined the Chicago Police Department and allegedly began torturing people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Blagojevich Wants to Subpoena Obama

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2010 So, having been fired earlier this month by Donald Trump for failing to execute a Harry Potter-themed task to Trump's standards on "Celebrity Apprentice," former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is back to the far less glamorous work of slogging through his own corruption trial. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SCOTUS Considering Change in National Gun Ownership Laws

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2010 The U.S. Supreme Court may be ready to change the scope of the Second Amendment, as five of the top court's justices (guess which ones?) have signaled their opinions about American citizens' rights to bear arms and appear ready to take steps that could override some local and state gun rules, with Chicago as a potential starting point. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Zell Out as Tribune CEO

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2009 After two tumultuous years in the media business, Tribune Co.’s controversial CEO, Chicago-based real estate mogul Sam Zell, is stepping down from his post, but he's not bowing out of the game altogether -- Zell will continue as the media company's chairman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Two Arrested for Alleged Plot on Danish Paper

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2009 Two men from Chicago were arrested recently for allegedly plotting to attack overseas targets, including the Danish newspaper that sparked a huge controversy in 2006 by running the now-infamous cartoon of the prophet Mohammed sporting an explosive turban. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Cheering America’s Olympic Failure

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 When President Obama Chicago lost out to Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games, none were more pleased than the members of a conservative organization called -- wait for it -- Americans for Prosperity. Well, they didn't specify whose prosperity they were rooting for, as Stephen Colbert points out in this clip. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chicago Booted From Olympic Running

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2009 The 2016 Summer Olympics will not find their home in the Windy City: Chicago was eliminated Friday in the competition to host the Games and the honor was given to Rio de Janeiro, marking the first time the Olympics will take place in South America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Put Single-Payer on the Table

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 11, 2009 Obama promises health-care reform, but he has taken single-payer health care off the table. While single-payer reduces the administrative costs and removes the profit that insurance companies add to health-care delivery, such solutions get almost no space in the debate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Norman Birnbaum on Susan Sontag

BLANK Mar 6, 2009 The publication of Sontag's early diaries provides a revelatory look at the self-inventions of the late writer. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Sen. Burris: Symbolism Over Substance

By S. Eudora Smith Feb 22, 2009 As Sen. Roland Burris’ listening tour apparently deteriorates into a dismissing tour, perhaps black voters will finally abandon the politics of symbolism that Burris has eagerly manipulated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama’s Take on Johnnycakes

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2009 Long before he would become the 44th POTUS -- or make arugula the unlikely culinary signifier of elitism -- Barack Obama discussed the virtues of the Southern sampler platter at Chicago's Dixie Kitchen and Bait Shop restaurant in Chicago on this 2001 episode of local eats show "Check, Please." He recommends the cobbler. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )