John Edwards’ Cover-Up Consequences

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2011 Two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will likely be indicted by the Justice Department on charges that he violated campaign finance laws as he tried to conceal an affair with videographer Rielle Hunter, though a plea agreement is possible. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Edwards Dies at 61

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2010 On Tuesday, Elizabeth Edwards, who fought a very public battle with her husband John Edwards over his private life even as she fought cancer, died of the disease in North Carolina. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rielle Hunter Talks About ‘Johnny’ Edwards

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2010 He was once counted among the Democratic Party's lineup of top presidential hopefuls for 2008, but then John Edwards met Rielle Hunter on the campaign trail, and his ensuing relationship with her (not to mention the inexhaustible efforts of the National Enquirer) changed the course of Edwards' life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When Politicians Have Way Too Much in Common With Paris Hilton

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 You know the drill: It all starts with the seductive glare of the klieg lights and the flashbulbs, followed by the ever-present entourage -- stylists, publicists, various hangers-on -- and the next thing you know, there's a sex tape and someone's career will never be the same as a politician, that is . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is the National Enquirer’s Scoop on Edwards Pulitzer-Worthy?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 To answer our own headline question: It remains to be seen whether this year's Pulitzer Prize committee members think so, but the editors at the National Enquirer apparently believe that their tabloid's coverage of John Edwards' extramarital affair has a shot at journalistic glory. They've thrown their reports on the former Democratic presidential candidate's liaison in for official consideration among the submissions for 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Phantom Candidate

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 8, 2009 I never understood John Edwards' appeal. I therefore do not expect that Elizabeth Edwards' new book, or the tiresome media blitz accompanying its publication, will bring a sudden change in my thinking. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Equal Rites Awards of 2008

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 21, 2008 Once more we prepare to honor our foremothers by celebrating the anniversary of the passage of women's suffrage. Each year, in advance of Aug. 26, our one-woman committee gathers to hand out the Equal Rites Awards to those stalwarts who have done the most in the past year to set back the cause of women. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Edwards Lays Out Aggressive Withdrawal Plan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2008 When it comes to setting an exact timetable for withdrawing American forces from Iraq, some Democratic candidates are more forthcoming with the details than others. Take John Edwards, for example, who told The New York Times about his ambitious plan to bring nearly all U.S. troops home within 10 months if he is elected president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Edwards Strikes Back

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2007 Ann Coulter fielded a call-in by Elizabeth Edwards on MSNBC's "Hardball" Tuesday night as Coulter sat with host Chris Matthews in front of a gaggle of young voters to discuss the '08 campaign. Needless to say, Mrs. Edwards was none too thrilled with Coulter's recent (and past) comments about her husband and family. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Maher Says Mind Your Own Business

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2007 On last week's "Real Time," Bill Maher took on conservative personality Michael Smerconish to defend John and Elizabeth Edwards' right to privacy: "Since they announced this last week, so many people have become experts on what you should do when you get sick, when I don't think it's really anybody's business but theirs." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politics Is Personal

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 The caricature of John Edwards as a preening politico evaporated the day he and Elizabeth publicly faced cancer with the same humanity and sense of mission that have been the hallmarks of his campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The Campaign Goes On’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2007 Elizabeth Edwards' cancer is back, in an incurable but treatable form. However, the couple announced Thursday that the campaign would go on. John Edwards called his wife the most unselfish woman he has ever met, and said that when she received the news her first thoughts, after their children, were of John and the American people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )