Truthdig Podcast: The Hadley Memo, Healthcare, Truthdig’s Birthday and More
Dec 1, 2006 Robert Scheer digests the Hadley memo, Dennis Kucinich's healthcare plan, media anxiety, Truthdig's birthday and more.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich Tackles Healthcare
Nov 28, 2006 Rep. Dennis Kucinich speaks with Truthdig about the state of healthcare in America, his bill with Rep. John Conyers to provide universal coverage and why progress is inevitable: "It is going to happen, because there is an awareness that government has failed the American people in this regard, and it's an economic issue, it's a moral issue and it's central to who we are as a nation." Exclusive: For the first time, the Ohio congressman describes his behind-the-scenes struggle with the party to overcome corporate influence and promote healthcare reform.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Cut Off Iraq War Funding
Nov 17, 2006 In a Truthdig interview, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) reacts to Rep. John Murtha's failed bid for House majority leader, and explains why cutting off funding for the Iraq war is the only way to truly protect American troops.
Rep. Kucinich: America Needs Iraq War Hearings
Nov 10, 2006 In an original Truthdig interview, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), the potential next chair of a key national security subcommittee, calls for congressional hearings into how and why America invaded Iraq, and demands "accountability" for those who led America into a "war based on lies." Kucinich: "Rumsfeld may no longer be secretary of defense, but he made decisions based on lies that took people to their deaths. He has to be held accountable -- secretary or not."
Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Looking Past One-Party Rule
Oct 31, 2006 In advance of the election, Republicans painted Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) as the specter of a Democrat-controlled House. In this piece for Truthdig (originally posted on 10/30), Kucinich responds to the attack, and gives the American people a preview of what's to come.
Truthdig Exclusive: Rep. Kucinich’s Resolution Calls on Bush to Push for Cease-Fire
Jul 19, 2006 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduced a resolution Wednesday that calls on President Bush to appeal to all sides for a cessation of hostilities in the Israeli-Lebanon conflict and to commit the United States to multiparty negotiations, along with support for an international peacekeeping mission during the talks. Also, read the speech that Rep. Kucinich delivered on the House floor on Tuesday that warned of "mutually assured destruction" if saner heads do not soon prevail in the Middle East.
Kucinich on the State of the Union
Feb 1, 2006 Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) blasts the president's speech in an exclusive Truthdig podcast. |
