Gore Vidal’s ‘Burr’: A Tea Party Antidote

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2012 In 1973, Gore Vidal published a novel that struck at the ankles of the notion that the United States is a country founded by altruistic do-gooders whose highest ambition was the creation and protection of the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mormon Economics and the GOP

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2012 Mormonism is not the quintessential “American religion,” to use Tolstoy's words, just because it got its start in upstate New York. The church has long embodied notions and practices that drive contemporary American capitalism. And those ideas, as author Chris Lehmann demonstrated last October in Harper’s Magazine, remain central to the shaping of national economic policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Businessman Occupies Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2011 I met David Intrator during the fourth week of the Occupy Wall Street protests, the night before Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Brookfield Properties and the New York Police Department were due to clear the park and shut down the demonstration. (more)David Intrator doesn't look or sound like a protester, but he has plenty to say that's meaningful about the spreading movement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Surge in Right-Wing Extremism

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2010 A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center outlines a surge in extremist "patriot" groups in the U.S. The center claims that the number of right-wing extremist groups increased by 250 percent in 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Utah Shows Big Love for Porn

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2009 Where in this great nation would you think the per capita consumption of pornography would be at its highest? Perhaps a decadent coastal blue state such as California or New York? Guess again, people -- the answer is Utah. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Rough Day for Reactionaries

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 In an act that may further infuriate reactionaries across the country, the California Senate voted Thursday to remove membership in the Communist Party as a fireable offense for public employees. The measure now goes to the state Assembly. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Buckley: Bush Should Have Resigned

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2006 Watch William F. Buckley Jr., the godfather of modern conservatism, tell a CBS reporter how any self-respecting head of state would have stepped down from office had he or she made the kinds of mistakes that Bush has made. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )