Editor Apologizes for ‘Embarrassing’ Anti-Muslim Remark

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2010 Islamophobia alert: Martin Peretz, editor of The New Republic magazine, expressed something very unfortunate about Muslims recently (actually, he wrote more than one shameful something), and now he's contrite about it, sort of. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Net Neutrality’s Last Stand

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2010 The future of the Internet looked a little bleaker to Net neutrality advocates this week after a federal appeals court decided that the Federal Communications Commission couldn't stop Internet service provider Comcast from messing with the load times of certain websites (continued) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

SCOTUS Deals Big Blow to Campaign Finance Reform

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 On Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts explained the U.S. Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling, which eliminated restrictions on corporate funding for political candidates and causes, by basing it on the First Amendment, stating that the American government doesn't have the right to "prohibit political speech, even if the speaker is a corporation or union." (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sick and Satired

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Osbourne Show Provokes Free-Speech Fight in Fla.

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2009 He's not biting off bats' heads at the moment, but Ozzy Osbourne has once again managed to stir up controversy, even in his autumn years. The flap this time is over "The Osbournes: Reloaded," his new Fox TV variety show co-starring other members of his clan, which an affiliate in Panama City, Fla., has deemed unfit for viewing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where Is the Outrage?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 28, 2008 Are we Americans truly savages or merely tone-deaf in matters of morality, and therefore more guilty of terminal indifference than venality? It's a question demanding an answer in response to the publication of a 370-page report on U.S. complicity in torture. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court Victory for DIY Porn Enthusiasts

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2007 There's been a slight shift in the regulation of pornography in America, thanks to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, that might appeal to those of-age-and-consenting types interested in creating racy footage of themselves without the goal of profiting (monetarily, anyhow). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politicians Free to Lie In Washington State

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2007 Get ready for the inevitable barrage of jokes on late-night television: The Washington state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a law holding politicians legally accountable for lying about their opponents is unconstitutional. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flynt to Capitol Hill Hypocrites: ‘Payback’s a Bitch’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 12, 2007 Watch out, philandering politicos: Larry Flynt is hot on your heels. The Hustler impresario is as tenacious as an irate pit bull in his latest crusade to expose hypocrisy on Capitol Hill, and his efforts have already borne fruit in the form of Louisiana Sen. David Vitter's confession that he patronized "D.C. Madam" Debra Jean Palfrey's escort service in 2001 -- and, according to Flynt, that exposé may well be just one of many to come. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Court OKs Anti-Abortion License Plates

Blair Golson / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 A federal appeals court allows the state of Tennessee to offer anti-abortion license plates that read, "Choose Life." The court says that although the decision to offer the plates may be ill-advised, it does not contravene the First Amendment. Of all the odd places for an abortion-rights battle to show up, state license plates has to be atop the list. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Simpsons’ Trump First Amendment

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 OK, OK, we know that it's a waste of breath of get exercised over the ignorance educational quirks of the American populace, but get this: Only one in four people can name more than one First Amendment freedom, while half of people in a poll can name at least two "Simpsons" family members. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libby Plans to Subpoena Journalists

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2006 Just when you thought you had heard the last of Judy Miller | story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )