When Gay Sheep and the Blogosphere Collide

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2007 Dr. Charles Roselli says a British newspaper misrepresented his research into gay rams, but that didn't stop the blogosphere, PETA and gay rights activists from running wild with the story. Despite an intense PR campaign to undo the damage, critics are still skeptical of the doctor's ethics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Public Officials Pledge to Eliminate Gay Marriage Ban

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2007 The city of Madison, Wis, will allow public officeholders to protest the state's gay marriage ban when they're sworn in this April, adding this caveat to their oaths: "I pledge to work to eliminate this section from the constitution and work to prevent any discriminatory impacts from its application". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bush to Seek Warrants for Wiretaps

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2007 President Bush has finally agreed to allow a secret court to oversee the NSA's wiretapping program, which had been operating without warrants for years. The administration's capitulation after 13 months of stubborn resistance might have something to do with pending congressional investigations and legal battles. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Journalists and Civilians Now Vulnerable to Military Justice

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2007 A provision slipped into a spending bill by the last Congress and approved by the president makes civilian contractors in Iraq subject to military court-martial. But legal scholars believe the rule could also be extended to include civilian government employees and even embedded journalists. (h/t: Largest Minority) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Martin Luther King Jr.: ‘A Society Gone Mad on War’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2007 During the Vietnam War, Dr. King referred to our nation's government as "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." Now that we find ourselves mired in another senseless conflict, our soldiers in harm's way and more and more among us suffering from the tyranny of poverty, we turn once again to the wisdom of Martin Luther King Jr. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Story of Detainee ISN 940

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2007 The lawyers for Adel Hamad, a Guantanamo detainee, put together this video after traveling the globe to verify his story. After five years, the notion that potentially innocent men continue to be held without charge or trial undermines the very decency of our society. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservative Rabbis Issue Gay-Friendly Ruling

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2006 A panel of Conservative rabbis has approved a relatively gay-friendly interpretation of Jewish law, paving the way for ordinations of gays and same-sex commitment ceremonies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Larry Gross: Abe Rosenthal’s Reign of Homophobia at The New York Times

Larry Gross / Truthdig May 17, 2006 Former New York Times Executive Editor Abe Rosenthal, who died this month, was a raging homophobe--a failing that proved tragic when the AIDS crisis erupted on his watch. Gay and lesbian studies pioneer Larry Gross explores what happened when America's paper of record ignored one of the major civil rights stories of our time. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

William Sloane Coffin (1924-2006)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 The bold and unconventional former Yale chaplain became internationally renowned for his activism against the Vietnam War and in support of civil rights. He died at 81 of congestive heart failure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

William F. Buckley: Bush Will Be Judged on “Failed” Iraq War

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2006 If he'd invented the Bill of Rights it wouldn't get him out of his jam,Ӕ the father of the American conservative movement says of the president, in a Bloomberg News interview with Judy Woodruff Read it in full Watch it Read interview excerpts . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Court OKs Hallucinogenic Tea

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2006 The Supreme Court unanimously rules that the government cannot stop a small New Mexican religious sect from using DMT, a banned substance. The case pitted religious freedom against the nation's drug control laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge Strikes Down Md. Ban on Gay Marriages

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2006 Couples, don't start lining up on the steps of City Hall just yet: The judge immediately stayed her own decision. story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )