Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Forges On Despite That Whole Crack-Smoking Thing

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2013 What is it about certain big-city mayors succumbing to the siren call of crack rock? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Toronto Mayor Reportedly Knew Location of Video Said to Show Him Smoking Crack Cocaine

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 31, 2013 Before he denied the existence of a cellphone video of him allegedly smoking crack cocaine, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford confirmed to senior aides at a meeting in City Hall nearly two weeks ago that he knew such a video had been shot and where it was being kept, the Toronto Star reported Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Unscathed by Scandals, Mayor Denies Smoking Crack, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 20, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a radio host makes shocking and incendiary remarks about Hillary Clinton and Bill Maher criticizes Republicans over the issue that he says should really be causing outrage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Study: Alcohol More Harmful Than Crack

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2010 Startling but true, according to one of those expert sources that make these kinds of pronouncements: Alcohol is more harmful to both users and those around them than crack cocaine. It's worse than heroin too. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marion Barry Does Reality TV

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2009 So Marion Barry ultimately wasn't able to be Washington, D.C.'s "mayor for life," but he may get his own reality TV show. According to the Web site DCist, Barry, who's now a city councilman, is currently filming a pilot for the show, although his chief of staff couldn't say which network or production company was behind the project. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War on Drugs a Bust

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2008 How will we know if the war on drugs is ever won? When all the kingpins are locked up or dead? That was once the prevailing idea among those on the front lines of the much-ballyhooed "war," which Rolling Stone scribe Ben Wallace notes has now gone on for over three decades and, in his view, is an utter failure. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )