N.Y. Times Condemns Obama Detainee Policy

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 The president promised to restore our basic constitutional protections, but that was back in the campaign when we were drunk on hope. These days, "It can be hard to distinguish between the Bush administration and the Obama administration when it comes to detainee policy," laments The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Earth Loses a Force of Nature

T.L. Caswell / Truthdig Sep 6, 2010 TL Caswell, a Truthdig journalist who worked at the LA Times with cartoonist Paul Conrad (above), the three-time Pulitzer winner who died Saturday, remembers a man who always arrived in a blast of smoke and soundA Truthdig journalist who worked with cartoonist Paul Conrad at the L Times remembers a man who always arrived in a blast of smoke and sound. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

News Corp. Gives GOP Governors a $1M Boost

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2010 As if any doubt remained as to News Corp. titan Rupert Murdoch's political proclivities, we have hard monetary evidence in the form of the media megacorp's newly committed $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WSJ: Is Obama Too Fit for the White House?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2008 Following on the heels of last week's probing editorial about whether the creators of "The Dark Knight" are closeted Bush fans hankering to spread their (W-shaped) bat wings in full daylight comes this latest round of barrel-scraping for political analysis by The Wall Street Journal -- this time daring to wonder whether Barack Obama shouldn't hit the McDonald's drive-through a bit harder if he really wants to win this thing. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Obituary for the Free Press

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 A leading Los Angeles religious figure blasts media irresponsibility at a memorial service for one of the Los Angeles Times' top editors, Anthony Day. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire

BLANK Oct 20, 2006 Check out this documentary on legendary editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad, who won three Pulitzers, earned a spot on Nixon's enemies list and tackled every major political issue in America over the span of his 50-year career. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The N.Y. Times’ Modest Proposal to the GOP

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 From one of today's Times editorials: "Given the topics that have preoccupied Congress lately, one wonders why the Republicans don't simply propose a catchall bill aimed at illegal gay liberal Mexican flag burners and be done with it." Why not indeed? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Truthdig Favorite Luckovich Wins Pulitzer

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Check out Truthdig's collection of cartoons by Mike Luckovich, who just won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spineless in South Dakota

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 The state's top newspaper refuses to run any editorial on abortion--despite the recent statewide abortion ban that may go to the Supreme Court. "Rather than change anyone's mind, we would create another controversy," says an editor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Media and the Cartoons: Who Published? Who Didn’t?

Blair Golson / Truthdig Feb 11, 2006 The decision over whether to republish controversial images of Muhammad has caused intense debates in the editorial board rooms of news organizations across the country. Truthdig offers its readers a primer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

N.Y. Press Kills Cartoons; Staff Walks Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 The entire editorial staff of The New York Press, an alternative weekly, quits in the wake of the paper's decision not to run the controversial Muhammad cartoons. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )