Barney Frank, Ever the Politician, Predicts Hillary Clinton Is ‘Gonna Win’ in 2016

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 5, 2015 The former congressman brought his brand of D.C.-style real talk, and his unabashed support for Hillary Clinton, to the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Watch Former Rep. Barney Frank Give His Take on Campaign 2016

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2015 Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank spent nearly three decades on Capitol Hill, so he knows a thing or two about what presidential elections look like from inside the Washington bubble. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Oldest Public Radio Network in America Is in Trouble

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 18, 2014 Pacifica, the original alternative media, just fired its national director. The New York Times doesn't seem to know why. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Colin Powell’s Former Chief of Staff Lets Fly

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 30, 2012 Ian Masters has one hell of an interview with Lawrence Wilkerson, who does not hold back. For instance, he says Condoleezza Rice, who is speaking Wednesday in Tampa, is a perfect mascot for the billionaires "raping and pillaging not only America, but the rest of the world with their predatory form of capitalism." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taking Citizens United Back to the Supreme Court

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2012 Ian Masters investigates Montana's rejection of corporate personhood, a decision that is under review by the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Do We Need to Worry About the NDAA?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2012 Ian Masters asks Dahlia Lithwick, a contributing editor at Newsweek and a senior editor and legal correspondent at Slate, to dig into the NDAA and report on whether our civil liberties are as threatened as they seem to be by the defense bill President Obama signed on New Year's Eve. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Baer on Libya and Blowback

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2011 Veteran CIA officer Robert Baer speaks to radio host Ian Masters about the shifting political sands in the Middle East as the "Arab Spring" claims another dictator. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Is Likely to Attack Iran, CIA Veteran Robert Baer Warns

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2011 Robert Baer, the veteran CIA operations officer whose book was the basis for the film "Syriana," says an Israeli attack on Iran is likely and warns that the U.S. could be drawn into yet another conflict. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Goes After the Oil Industry

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2011 Our favorite senator has had enough of "Wall Street speculators" jacking up oil prices. Here he tells radio host Ian Masters about his legislative attack plan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Left-Wing ‘Power’ Digs Into the Right-Wing Juggernaut

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2011 In interviewing Joel Rogers -- whom Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart consider the power behind the scenes of a vast left-wing conspiracy -- radio host Ian Masters asks about the real power in the country: the right-wing juggernaut that is sweeping the land. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Baer’s Take on bin Laden

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2011 Robert Baer, the former agency man who takes the form of George Clooney in "Syriana," has an alternative view on the death of Osama bin Laden. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Background Briefing’: Rising Oil Prices Explained

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2011 University of Maryland professor Michael Greenberger, former director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, explains the rising cost of oil. His answer -- not international turmoil, not Japanese disaster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )