McCain Coughs Up Another Joke About Killing Iranians

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2008 The presumptive Republican presidential nominee gets what might have been a terrorist fist jab from wife Cindy over an ill-considered crack on rising U.S. cigarette sales to Iran: "Maybe that's a way of killing them." Ha ha, funnyman. Lucky for him, the media is in a forgiving mood these days when it comes to the ex-jet jockey, as Max Bergmann points out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Bush as Cartoon Villain

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2007 Yeah, so it sounded like a great idea -- raise taxes on cigarettes in order to fund children's health care initiatives -- but apparently President Bush didn't think so, as he hit Congress' proposed SCHIP reauthorization bill with the veto stick on Wednesday. Thankfully, we have Jon Stewart to help us vent our collective frustration through the magic of satire. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republicans Defend Big Tobacco From Sick Children

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 31, 2007 In keeping with Oscar Wilde's adage that one cannot be too careful in the choice of enemies, congressional Democrats have chosen wisely and well. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tobacco Marketing Leaves Women Seeing Red

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Apr 17, 2007 We've come a long way from seeing ourselves as oh-so-sexy holding a slim cigarette -- all the way to seeing red. Red, the color of angry outrage, could be just the thing to blot out Big Tobacco's latest campaign to hook young women on cigarettes by dressing up death in fuchsia and teal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

UK Journal: Alcohol Worse Than Pot

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2007 Cigarettes and alcohol may cause more harm on the societal level than the seemingly harder drugs marijuana and ecstasy, according to a report released by British journal The Lancet. The study suggests that, despite appearances, the two commonly used and legal substances could be more dangerous than their outlawed counterparts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death by Fuchsia and Teal

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 20, 2007 Democrats in Congress are right to go after tobacco companies like Camel, which is marketing a new line of cigarettes to younger women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Forgetting Addiction

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2007 When a stroke victim and two-pack-a-day smoker woke up having forgotten his habit, researchers went looking for the damaged part of his brain that seemed to have switched off his cravings. Having found it, scientists are hoping to discover new methods to understand and treat addiction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge: Tobacco Giants Deceived Smokers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2006 A federal judge ruled that the nation's top cigarette makers have been violating racketeering laws and lying to the public about the effects of smoking, but legal restrictions prevented her from slapping the companies with billions in fines. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle Scars: The War Within

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 A Marine in Iraq who became the poster boy of the assault on Falloujah returns home to Kentucky, where he battles the demons of post-traumatic stress. | storyPowerful stuff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )