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Noam Chomsky: ‘There’s Nothing Wrong With Picking the Lesser of Two Evils’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2008 The renowned linguist and political philosopher tells The Real News that there is indeed a difference between the two major parties and their candidates, if only a narrow one. While they both serve elites, Chomsky says, the Democrats, over time, help people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

De-Elitification

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Stephen Colbert Serenades Michelle Obama

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2008 Stephen Colbert began his interview with Michelle Obama by asking about her "silver spoon" upbringing on the South Side of Chicago. The pseudo pundit then segued into a brief and comical flirtation and even managed to get in a few digs against Hillary Clinton. "Why would you want to be first lady?" he asked. "You'd never get any sleep because I understand the phone keeps ringing at 3 a.m." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher: Bring Back Elitism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2007 The "Real Time" host argues that many of America's problems aren't caused by the liberal, Washington, Hollywood or media elite, but by the prevalence of unqualified "hayseeds" in George W. Bush's government. Take Monica Goodling, who, in her early 30s and with no prosecutorial experience, oversaw the U.S. attorneys. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Better Him Than Me

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Feb 27, 2007 Prince Harry's imminent deployment to Iraq stands in stark contrast to the behavior of America's draft-dodging chicken hawks, who bloviate about honoring the troops while abusing them at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )