The Candidate-vs.-President Canard

David Sirota / Truthdig Dec 18, 2009 Every now and then, an insider inadvertently exposes the hideous rationalizations that run the American political grotesquerie. Such is the case with the president's flip-flop on drug imports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Give Kennedy His Cracker

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2009 The name Kennedy is just about synonymous with American Catholicism, but (at least) one of the brood is publicly feuding with the church. Patrick Kennedy, son of Ted and U.S. representative of Rhode Island, has been forbidden by his bishop to take communion since 2007. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Tale of Two Supermen — and Their Drugs

David Sirota / Truthdig Oct 23, 2009 We can look to two superjocks -- Lance Armstrong and Michael Phelps -- for the key lesson about our absurd drug policy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Watch What You Tweet

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Oct 7, 2009 A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh to participate in the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at his home -- all for using Twitter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Let Blue Dogs Face the Music

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 25, 2009 The president is protecting the very Democrats who are tanking his agenda by saving them from having to face tough primaries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Let NRA-Loving Senators Practice What They Preach

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 27, 2009 Isn't it time to dismantle the metal detectors, send the guards at the doors away, and allow Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights by being free to carry their firearms into the nation's Capitol building? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Blue Dogs: The Special Interest Pets

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 23, 2009 Fiscal conservative is one of those terms used by politicians of all sorts to describe themselves, without any real justification. That phrase is often used to mislead the public about the priorities and policies favored by those who claim to embody budgetary prudence.Fiscal conservative is one of those terms used by politicians to describe themselves, without any real justification. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Suddenly, a Trillion Dollars Is Too Expensive?

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 2, 2009 The senators who now claim we cannot afford to spend a trillion dollars to make long overdue changes in health care know exactly what that amount can buy. They know because they have spent it, year after year, on military misadventures and subsidies to big banks and corporations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Governor Admits Argentine Tryst

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2009 Turns out Mark Sanford was not hiking in Appalachia, naked or otherwise, during his mysterious seven-day vanishing act. As the governor admitted during the obligatory tearful news conference Wednesday, he spent Father's Day weekend having an affair with a "dear, dear friend" in Argentina. Family values strike again. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alternative Lifestyle

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Bill Maher: ‘Democrats Are the New Republicans’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2009 Last week Bill Maher took on the president This week, the "Real Time" host accuses the Democrats of selling out their principles to hedge funds and polluters: " over the last 30-odd years, Democrats have moved to the right and the right has moved into a mental hospital". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sanctity

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 19, 2009 Dig deeper