Biden Watersports Don’t Inspire Confidence in the Media

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2010 What to make of elite journalists trading their quills and cameras for water guns and a few laughs with the White House subjects they're supposed to be covering? Glenn Greenwald writes that "all of this just helpfully reveals what our nation's leading 'journalists' really are: desperate worshipers " (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ralph Nader on Prop. 14

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2010 What Ralph Nader has to say about California's Prop. 14, Rupert Murdoch's billion-dollar disaster, and reports and videos on the flotilla raid you won't find in U.S. media. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Flotilla Debate: Glenn Greenwald vs. Eliot Spitzer

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2010 Who knew Eliot Spitzer was such an Israel apologist? Guest-hosting on MSNBC, the former New York governor tries to get an uncooperative Glenn Greenwald to accept Israel's assault on the aid flotilla and Israel's devastating blockade of Gaza as "reasonable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald Says Kagan Is ‘an Atrocious Pick’

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2010 The Salon writer debates Obama's latest Supreme Court pick on "Democracy Now!" and explains why he thinks Elena Kagan could very likely move the court to the right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hava Nagila Edition

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2010 Noam Chomsky on "the evil scourge of terrorism," Glenn Greenwald on White House reporters being afraid of the White House, plus: why you can't be a cop in Papua, Indonesia, if you've had your penis enlarged. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky Edition

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2010 The water disaster that could destroy California, how much NATO pays for dead Afghan children, and answers to frequently asked questions about health care reform. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Larry’s List: Mark Halperin’s Trash Edition

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2010 Mark Halperin's sleazy new book (the one that snared Harry Reid and beats up on John and Elizabeth Edwards) is proof, writes Glenn Greenwald, that our media aspire to trash and gossip. This story, plus Nixon, Sinatra, Limbaugh, drugs and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

I’m John McCain and I Approved This Lie

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2008 Robert Greenwald and Co. have collected some of the worst examples of John McCain's deceptive campaign ads. Straight talk indeed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Mansions

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2008 Courtesy of the Brave New Films team, here we have a property-by-property breakdown of John McCain's many fancy domiciles, which provide ironic contrast to footage of the presumptive Republican nominee holding forth about how Americans with mortgage troubles can just scrimp 'n' save their way back to solvency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Backlash to Fox’s Smearing of Michelle Obama

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2008 The Brave New Films team has launched an initiative against Fox News for its treatment of Michelle Obama, whom Fox has described as Barack Obama's "baby mama," in addition to using other race-baiting terms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Vets’ Stories in Their Own Words

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2008 The Brave New Foundation is launching an important new project, "In Their Boots," which gives veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan a platform to tell their own stories about serving and sacrifice. Check out American soldiers' compelling stories in this week's installment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Changing Face of Joe Lieberman

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2008 Ever since he received President Bush's official smooch of approval, Sen. Joe Lieberman has moved much more aggressively to the right, putting some of the more hawkish types from his new crowd to shame with his saber-rattling rhetoric about Iran. Here, the Brave New Films team charts Lieberman's nearly complete transformation in recent years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )