‘Chris Stevens Was a Hero’ to Libya

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole, recently returned from Libya, says "Libyans love the United States and [Ambassador] Chris Stevens was a hero to most of them" Also: Captured by the Taliban; progressives' racial divide, and presidential debates. Dig deeper

‘Chris Stevens Was a Hero’ to Libya

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole, recently returned from Libya, says "Libyans love the United States and [Ambassador] Chris Stevens was a hero to most of them" Also: captured by the Taliban; progressives' racial divide, and presidential debatescom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Juan Cole says "Libyans love the United States and . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Visits ‘Moyers & Company’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 10, 2012 As Bill Moyers explores in the latest edition of his program, third parties have a place in the American political system, despite the fact that it's dominated by Democrats and Republicans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Texting Instead of Driving?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2012 It seems young people are more interested in buying iPhones than automobiles these days; Central American families with links to death squads helped Mitt Romney fund Bain Capital; and Jill Stein, the presidential nominee for the Green Party, went to jail for protesting home foreclosures. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Federal Green for the Green Party’s Candidate

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 3, 2012 Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein thanks supporters after it was announced this week that she is the first-ever member of the party to qualify for federal matching funds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Raining on Obama’s Gay Pride Parade

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2012 Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Scott Tucker disrupts the celebration of Obama's gay marriage announcement; the Green Party candidate; Robert Scheer and Sergei Plekhanov; austerity check; and the class politics of parking tickets.Last time on Truthdig Radio: Scott Tucker disrupts the celebration of Obama's gay marriage announcement; the Green Party candidate; Robert Scheer and Sergei Plekhanov; austerity check; and the class politics of parking tickets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Raining on Obama’s Gay Pride Parade

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2012 Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Scott Tucker disrupts the celebration of Obama's gay marriage announcement; the Green Party candidate; Robert Scheer and Sergei Plekhanov; austerity check; and the class politics of parking tickets. Dig deeper

Apocalypse Again: The Boom-and-Bust Cycle of Bipartisan Politics

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Nov 3, 2010 Career politicians depend upon the biggest protection racket in this country, which is often called “our two-party system.” Ours? Really? Certainly that system has no foundation whatsoever in the Constitution of the United States.Apocalypse is the big threat in every major election, and this forecast of doom proves useful to both corporate parties. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Lefty Parties Celebrate Victory in Germany

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2010 Angela Merkel has reason to make the Bush-back-rub face: Her ruling coalition just suffered a major loss in a regional election with national implications. The Green Party, the Left Party and, by extension, the Social Democrats were all big winners. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )