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‘Recount’ Gets It Right, Even if America Didn’t

BLANK May 29, 2008 Leading election integrity journalist Brad Friedman reviews HBO's portrayal of the 2000 Florida recount and wonders whether we're not headed for another stolen election. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Taxi to the Dark Side

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 28, 2008 On the Sunday following Sept. 11, 2001, Vice President Dick Cheney told the truth. On NBC's "Meet the Press," he said regarding plans to pursue the perpetrators of that attack: "We have to work the dark side, if you will. We're going to spend time in the shadows." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bill Maher vs. ‘9/11 Truthers’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2007 The "Real Time" host became so frustrated with a couple of "9/11 Truthers" who infiltrated his audience Friday that he left the stage to personally oversee their expulsion. The fracas was so entertaining that HBO aired the entire incident on the West Coast feed, which could have easily been edited. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Don?t Stop ? ‘ — David Chase?s Maddening ‘Sopranos’ Finale

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Jun 11, 2007 Of all the endings that "Sopranos" aficionados may have anticipated, Sunday night's series finale probably defied almost of all their expectations, for better or for worse. Judging by the fans' reactions on the HBO site that night, "for worse" may be the majority opinion. Contributor Sheerly Avni weighs in on the controversial send-off of Tony and his famiglia. Warning: Spoiler alert. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sex Talk With Rev. Ted

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2007 In this clip from the new HBO documentary "Friends of God," the Rev. Ted Haggard engages in some loose sex talk with parishioners. (Haggard is, of course, the former president of the National Association of Evangelicals who famously frequented a gay male sex worker.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The City That Care Forgot: Spike Lee and the ‘New’ New Orleans Blues

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Aug 20, 2006 Spike Lee's new four-hour HBO documentary, ?When the Levees Broke: A Requiem for New Orleans in Four Acts,? which premiered Monday night (and continues Tuesday night), is a haunting, maddening and expertly told story about the signature event in recent American history that showed how little our government truly cares for many of its citizens. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Mike Farrell: HBO’s ‘Baghdad ER’ an ‘Excruciating’ Must-See

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 The actor best known for portraying an Army doctor on the TV show "M*A*S*H" writes that the HBO documentary series "Baghdad ER," about an Army emergency hospital in Iraq, made him want to scream in rage and frustration at the people who created this war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )