Senate Slogs Through Housing Bill

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2008 Leading senators think they have made a bipartisan breakthrough on legislation aimed at the mortgage crisis. A parallel effort in the House met with Republican opposition, and it's not entirely clear where President Bush and his veto pen stand on the matter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Sergeant Refuses to Serve in ‘Illegal’ War

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 On Thursday, a group of U.S. soldiers spoke before members of Congress about the failings of the Iraq war and the immeasurable toll it has taken on Iraqis and American troops. Afterward, Sgt. Matthis Chiroux announced that he is refusing to serve in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halliburton Now Facing Rape Lawsuit Trial

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2008 For some time, it looked like former Halliburton/KBR employee Jamie Leigh Jones, who claims she was gang-raped by co-workers over two years ago in Baghdad's Green Zone, would be forced by KBR into private arbitration proceedings (read: no public record, corporation often has upper hand). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Weather Balloon

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 9, 2008 The first important election result for the senator in May -- coming before his North Carolina victory -- was the outcome of a little-noticed U.S. House contest in Louisiana. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Pentagon vs. America

BLANK May 5, 2008 Former Marine and U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter has spoken out vehemently against the war, so it surprises some that he still embraces military service. In this article, Ritter explains why opposition to a war doesn't mean lack of patriotism or a failure to "support the troops" and the services in which they serve. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Bush Passes the Buck

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2008 Why is it that the U.S. economy is on a serious downswing? Could it be that we're in the midst of a super-expensive war with little sign of scaling down in the near future that has jacked up oil prices to new heights and strained the federal budget? According to Bush, he'd have worked out our economic woes if it weren't for those meddling congressional Democrats. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Syria: Nukes or Peace?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2008 This past week, Syria made headlines not once but twice. One story implicates the country in enriching uranium and says that the CIA confirmed to Congress that the target of a mysterious Israeli air raid in northern Syria on Sept. 6, 2007, was a reactor built with North Korean help. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cindy Sheehan Makes Bid for Pelosi’s House Seat

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2008 It's not going to be an easy campaign, but anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has made good on her pledge to try to take over Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat this fall. Sheehan filed Friday to run for the House in Pelosi's San Francisco district -- but she has to collect over 10,000 signatures before she can make her bid official. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Ready to Stimulate America

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2008 President Bush announced that rebate checks will start winging their way to taxpayers as early as Monday, helpfully observing that Americans need a little help paying for necessities like groceries and gas during this economic "slowdown" -- a slightly different story from his initial justification for this economic stimulus plan, and one that wasn't lost on his critics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosaic: What Petraeus Didn’t Tell Us

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2008 The latest "Mosaic Intelligence Report" takes a look at the "massive humanitarian crisis" that Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker failed to address in their update meetings with Congress about the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Border Barrier Evades Green Laws

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2008 The Department of Homeland Security has received approval from Congress to ignore dozens of environmental laws in order to construct a 670-mile border fence. Environmentalists are worried about the impact the project could have on endangered species, and several property owners have attempted to obstruct the construction process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sadr Cuts a Deal

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2008 Moqtada al-Sadr, after reaching an agreement with several Iraqi officials, has ordered his followers to stop fighting. Basra has reportedly quieted, but fighting continued in Baghdad despite the announcement. Underscoring Iran's influence over the affairs of its neighbor, the deal was apparently brokered by the head of Iran's Quds force, which the U.S. Congress has branded a terrorist organization. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )