The Gag Rule on Guns

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 21, 2012 For all the dysfunction in our political system, a healthy pattern usually takes hold when a terrible tragedy seizes the nation's attention. Unless the tragedy involves guns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gunman Kills 12 at ‘Dark Knight’ Screening

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 20, 2012 A gunman shot up the audience at a premiere of the new Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," in Aurora, Colo., early Friday morning. Twelve people were killed and 59 injured by tear gas and bullets during the tragedy.A dozen people died and more than 50 were injured when a suspect opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Economics of National Pride

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 9, 2012 Democrats typically tie themselves up in strategic knots debating whether their future lies in the center or on the left. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change: ‘This Is Just the Beginning’

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 4, 2012 Evidence supporting the existence of climate change is pummeling the United States this summer, from the mountain wildfires of Colorado to the recent "derecho" storm that left at least 23 dead and 1.4 million people without power from Illinois to Virginia. Dig deeper

Colorado Wildfire: Taste of Things to Come

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 29, 2012 The wildfire that raged through Colorado’s Waldo Canyon, just one of the many that lit up the state in recent weeks, consumed 346 homes and claimed at least one life. The event is consistent with predictions made by the world's top climate scientists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need New Roads

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 6, 2012 Instead of beefing up public transit, cities build neighborhood-destroying highways, cars fill up those highways, cities then build more highways to alleviate traffic, and then yet more cars flood the roads, creating even more traffic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rick Santorum’s Big Night

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2012 The former senator from Pennsylvania swept ahead of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, who have been hogging the campaign airtime, Tuesday night to claim victories in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Choice Between Democracy and Autocracy

David Sirota / Truthdig Oct 21, 2011 His Majesty King John Hickenlooper, the sovereign governor of the Kingdom of Colorado, handed down an edict closing the grounds of the Capitol palace to the public and ordering his praetorian guard to arrest the peaceful Occupy Denver protesters assembled at the castle gates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Two Heads of One Political Monster

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 23, 2011 By now, probably everyone reading this is already sick of America's quadrennial political spectacle -- the one in which politicians and media outlets ask us to believe that there remain vast differences between our two political parties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Pedophile’s Guide’ Author Arrested

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2010 The author who gained national attention last month by selling his self-published “Pedophile’s Guide to Love & Pleasure” on Amazon has been arrested on obscenity charges. Authorities are concerned that the book advocates illegal behavior, a familiar challenge to free speech protections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CO Tancredos Motorcycle

Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons, The Denver Post Oct 30, 2010 Dig deeper

How Much for That Senate Seat in the Window?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 Today on the list: How did outside groups manage to spend $3.6 million on one Colorado race in one day? And what the hell happened to Randy Quaid? Plus: The future of books, music and your democracy, after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )