The Supreme Court Has Us Guessing

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Just like a doctor, the Supreme Court keeps the nation waiting; Trayvon Martin and the law; remembering Adrienne Rich; Hawaiian sovereignty; and a tortured journalist speaks out.This week on Truthdig Radio: Just like a doctor, the Supreme Court keeps the nation waiting; Trayvon Martin and the law; remembering Adrienne Rich; Hawaiian sovereignty; and a tortured journalist speaks out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pearl Harbor, 70 Years Later

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2011 On Wednesday, the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks, President Barack Obama paid homage to American troops who fought in World War II and saluted his home state (sorry, birthers) in a statement declaring the day "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Descendants’: Clooney Goes Down Easy

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Nov 18, 2011 We exist today in a climate of movie extremes—extreme action, extreme comedy. There are not many mild, agreeable pictures that take place in pleasant surroundings and set people we can identify with to dealing with issues that at sometime or other all of us will have to engage.“The Descendants” is the work of director Alexander Payne, the gentle giant of nice-guy filmmaking (“Sideways,” “About Schmidt”), and, as before, he is not about winding his stories tight and tense. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Steve Jobs Snoozes, Apple Loses: It’s Cause for Alarm

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jan 10, 2011 Also in this edition of the Borowitz Report: Birthers Challenge Hawaii to Produce Statehood Certificate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Boehner Bursts Birthers’ Bubbles

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2011 Those "birthers" out there still hoping to contest President Obama's American citizenship won't have much of an ally in the newly installed House Speaker John Boehner, but he also won't question their own beliefs on that front. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We Need to Move the Capital to Hawaii

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2011 There's no nicer place in America, as demonstrated by this photo juxtaposition of the president signing the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hawaii Says Mahalo, but No Mahalo to Civil Unions

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2010 Hawaii's Republican governor has taken a very mainland approach to same-sex partnerships, vetoing a civil union bill that would have protected the rights of gay couples. Way to be laid back, Hawaii. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republican Wins House Seat in Obama’s Hometown

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2010 For the first time in 20 years, a Republican has been elected to Congress to represent the Honolulu district where President Barack Obama grew up. The GOP midterm win speaks more to the fact that two candidates split the vote on the Democratic side than any surge in Hawaiian Republican pride. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dylan: Obama’s ‘Like a Fictional Character, but He’s Real’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2009 Bob Dylan, seasoned troubadour and chronicler of a-changin' times, recognizes a story-worthy character when he sees one, and he certainly sees one in Barack Obama, judging by his description of the president in an interview with the U.K.’s Times Online. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shirtless President-Elect Creates Crisis of Confidence

Satire by Andy Borowitz Dec 29, 2008 Global markets swooned this week in reaction to photos showing that President-elect Barack Obama had lost his shirt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Grandmother Dies in Hawaii

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2008 Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who he says had a major role in bringing him up during his early years in Hawaii, died Sunday just before midnight in Honolulu. She was 86. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Will Stop Campaigning for Two Days

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2008 Barack Obama will spend Thursday and Friday off the campaign trail in order to visit his ailing grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. Obama was raised in part by his grandparents, and has credited his grandmother with teaching him "values straight from the Kansas heartland." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )