Predicted Rise in Sea Levels May Be Way Short

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2009 A team of researchers has found that sea levels could rise up to three times higher over the next century than U.N. estimates have indicated. The findings have dire implications for the 600 million people who live in vulnerable areas. Scientists gathered in Denmark said they expect polar and glacial melting to accelerate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dems Bicker Behind the Scenes

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2009 It seems Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's stimulus compromise announcement was a tad premature, a fact that reportedly irked the most powerful woman in politics, Nancy Pelosi. "The speaker went through the roof," a House Democrat told Politico, when she saw Reid's alleged power play. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NATO: Dead Man Walking

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2009 NATO has no coherent overall purpose and has not had one since the end of the Cold War. Any number of redefinitions and reorganizations have been proposed or tried and have proved unsatisfactory because no one can explain what it is that NATO really does or is for, other than to clean up behind the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Economy: ‘The Worst Is to Come’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2008 Those words from the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, who warns that the global economic malaise is only at its halfway point, if that. "The U.S. is not out of the woods," says Ken Rogoff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karl Rove’s Ukrainian Sojourn

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2008 Since Karl Rove skipped out on his subpoena to appear before the House Judiciary Committee last month, the whereabouts of Bush's longtime political strategist have emerged -- Rove was in Crimea, Ukraine, for the fifth annual Yalta European Strategy summit. Also in attendance: former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sexuality Debate Divides Anglican Bishops

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2008 Here's the condensed version of this story: A once-per-decade Anglican bishop conference looms in Canterbury, England; some bishops are upset due to growing acceptance of homosexuality in Anglican-affiliated churches; said bishops decide to boycott Canterbury conference and start their own in Jerusalem. So there! Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

This Way to Better Media

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 12, 2008 Thousands of people gathered in Minneapolis for the fourth National Conference for Media Reform. They came from all walks of life and all ages to address a central crisis in our society: our broken media system. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Does Obama Need a Reality Check?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2008 Barack Obama's statements about the city of Jerusalem before AIPAC's annual policy conference have Mosaic wondering if the candidate just slipped up or truly doesn't understand the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "Perhaps for a change," suggests hosts Jamal Dajani, "he should stop pandering to interest groups and take a hard look at the facts on the ground." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FEMA Apologizes for Make-Believe Press Conference

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2007 FEMA has admitted that it was probably a mistake to hold a press conference without members of the press. On Tuesday the agency, perhaps trying to get a jump on the kind of negative publicity it received after Hurricane Katrina, stuffed a press briefing with its own employees, who lobbed softballs such as "Are you happy with FEMA's response so far?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Meets With Syrian Counterpart

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2007 A senior State Department official has confirmed that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with her Syrian counterpart at an ongoing conference in Egypt. The two were expected to discuss Iraq's security. Iran, too, has expressed interest in such a meeting, but when asked about that possibility earlier this week President Bush said simply that his top diplomat would not be rude to Iran's foreign minister. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Beefs Up Iraq Effort

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2007 Ban Ki-Moon said the United Nations is boosting its efforts to address a growing humanitarian crisis in Iraq. Speaking at a U.N. conference on Iraq's economy, the secretary-general urged the 90 nations in attendance not to abandon the war-ravaged country. Update: Iraq unveils a five-year reconstruction plan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Will Attend Meeting With Iran and Syria

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2007 Despite ramping up its verbal attacks on Iran and Syria, the U.S. will participate in a conference in Iraq next month that will include the two regional powers. A State Department spokesman said he would not "exclude any particular interaction" with the diplomatic foes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )