Halliburton Tried to Double Its Pleasure, Fun

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2006 Even while a Halliburton subsidiary was being criticized for running up bills on a 2003 no-bid contract, government officials were finding similar problems on a simultaneous project. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yale Both Stonewalls and Attacks on Taliban Student Issue

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2006 In the wake of The New York Times Magazine's cover story on the former Taliban official attending Yale, alumni are setting up protest websites designed to hurt fundraising efforts. Yale mostly won't talk, but one university official responded by calling the critics "retarded." (Hat tip: Huff Po) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Murtha Ain’t Buying What the Pentagon’s Selling

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2006 Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a decorated Marine and critic of the Iraq war, says Bush's military leaders have no credibility when it comes to their pronouncements about progress in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Raises Fears

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2006 Bush's historic deal with India will shield some Indian nuclear plants from international inspections. A proliferation expert tells the N.Y. Times that this will allow India to "amass as many nuclear weapons as it wants. This is Santa Claus negotiating." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Response to Reader Comments and Criticsm

Sam Harris / Truthdig Jan 27, 2006 While "An Atheist Manifesto" received considerable support from readers of Truthdig, a variety of criticisms surfaced in the reader commentary I summarize and respond. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Bush Slams Critics of Iraq Policy

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 In strong language, the president claims that some Democratic criticism may give "comfort to our adversaries." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Day Two, Alito Says Even Wartime Presidents Are Not Above the Law

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 Ted Kennedy counters: "Time and again, even in routine matters involving average Americans, you give enormous, almost total deference to the exercise of governmental powers." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

But Is It Good for the Jews?

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Dec 30, 2005 "Munich," Steven Spielberg and the perils of criticizing Israel. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Welcome to Truthdig

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 29, 2005 Check out the quote at the top of the page from legendary media critic A.J. Liebling and you'll know why we've launched this website. Publisher Zuade Kaufman states our goals in the About Us section. As for me, it just feels good to be an owner of this little corner of the media world, playing host to fine journalists like the ones you'll find on this page. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )