Gay Couples Get Ready to Wed in California

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2008 On Monday, gay and lesbian couples celebrated the California Supreme Court's recent lifting of the ban on gay marriage by, well, getting married. Tuesday is expected to be a bigger day, though, for devoted duos to make it official, as that's the day when most California counties are slated to start giving gay couples marriage licenses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Iowa Caucus Con

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 27, 2007 Political reporters are not widely embraced, but in Iowa, they are eagerly welcomed when they show up to cover the state's unique system of selecting presidential nominees. The reason is simple: The media is a co-conspirator in a con, the Iowa caucuses. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )