When America Left Arab Rebels to the Slaughter

Barry Lando / Truthdig Mar 9, 2011 President Obama has ordered his staff to examine how his predecessors handled situations such as the Libyan revolution. One of the most frequently mentioned was a disgraceful episode that reverberates to this day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s New Role Model: Ronald Reagan?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2011 What could Ronald Reagan possibly have in common with Barack Obama, except, say, a certain demonstrable allegiance to Wall Street? Time's Michael Scherer and Michael Duffy tease out some ways in which The Gipper's legacy has informed . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Specter Haunting Obama

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 13, 2010 American decline is the specter haunting our politics. This could be President Obama's undoing -- or it could provide him with the opportunity to revive his presidency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Judge Who Slew Prop. 8

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 6, 2010 The 14th Amendment is a mighty sword, and U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker used it Wednesday to flay and shred all the specious arguments -- and I mean all of them -- that are used to deny full marriage rights to gay and lesbian Americans. Bigotry has suffered a grievous blow. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Back-to-School Speech Ruffles Feathers on the Right

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2009 So, President Obama wants to give our nation's schoolchildren a personalized message Tuesday as they start a new year. One might imagine that the president plans to emphasize the importance of education, but some of Obama's detractors are reading much more into the motives behind his speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon to Revoke Coffin-Filming Ban

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2009 Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that the Pentagon will, with some restrictions, allow the media to capture images of flag-draped military coffins entering the U.S. at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, thus reversing a ban on coverage imposed in 1991. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jimmy Carter on Peace in the Middle East

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2009 What's that you say, Jimmy Carter? Peace in the Middle East is possible? The former president paid a visit to "The Daily Show" Monday night to advance this bold thesis -- and to describe what it was like to mingle with Bill Clinton, two Bushes and Obama at the White House. How ’bout that Oval Office rug, gents? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama the Realist

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Nov 28, 2008 In electing Barack Obama, the country traded the foreign policy of the second President Bush for the foreign policy of the first President Bush. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Independence Day for Libby

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 4, 2007 No one should be celebrating July 4th more than I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who has been so liberated by certain of the nation's top officials that he apparently breathes the same rarefied air -- somewhere high above the law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )