Impeachment Threat Looms for Musharraf

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2008 For several months, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's political fate has hung in the balance, as last year's state-of-emergency ordeal made all too clear. Now, the situation in Pakistan is becoming critical, with Musharraf's opponents calling for his impeachment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal on Impeachment and the Media

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2008 The celebrated historian and author reads from his latest Truthdig essay, which examines Rep. Dennis Kucinich's articles of impeachment and the lack of attention they garnered in the mainstream media. Dig deeper

Gore Vidal’s Article of Impeachment

BLANK Jun 12, 2008 On June 9, 2008, a counterrevolution began on the floor of the House of Representatives against the gas and oil crooks who had seized control of the federal government. This counterrevolution began in the exact place which had slumbered during the all-out assault on our liberties and the Constitution itself. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kucinich Tilts at Impeachment

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jun 12, 2008 You cannot find a more complete and compelling indictment of the Bush administration than the Ohio representative has presented in his 35 articles of impeachment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Florida Co-Chair Says Yes to Impeachment

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2008 Rep. Dennis Kucinich filed articles of impeachment against President Bush this week, and he already has a taker: Barack Obama's Florida campaign co-chair, Rep. Robert Wexler. According to Wexler: "A decision by Congress to pursue impeachment is not an option, it is a sworn duty. It is time for Congress to stand up and defend the Constitution against the blatant violations and illegalities of this Administration." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cindy Sheehan Makes Bid for Pelosi’s House Seat

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2008 It's not going to be an easy campaign, but anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has made good on her pledge to try to take over Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat this fall. Sheehan filed Friday to run for the House in Pelosi's San Francisco district -- but she has to collect over 10,000 signatures before she can make her bid official. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spitzer’s Shame Is Wall Street’s Gain

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 12, 2008 Tell me again: Why should we get all worked up over the revelation that the New York governor paid for sex? Will it bring back to life the eight U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq that same day in a war that makes no sense and has cost this nation trillions in future debt? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Impeachment Threat Looms for Spitzer

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2008 New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer may be stuck between the two worst political options for someone in his position -- impeachment and resignation -- after a money trail led to Monday's bombshell report that Spitzer was a client of an exclusive call-girl ring, although he has yet to own up to that specific charge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Goes Vermont

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 6, 2008 While the Iraq war is off the front pages, and Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama embark on what may well be a scorched-earth primary battle against each other, let's keep our eye on where the real scorched earth lies: who profits and who dies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bhutto’s Husband Won’t Seek PM Position

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2008 Although the late Benazir Bhutto's party, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), fared well in Monday's parliamentary election, her widower, Asif Ali Zardari (a controversial figure known in some circles as "Mr. Ten Percent"), isn't planning to follow in her footsteps as Pakistan's prime minister. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

George McGovern: Impeach Bush and Cheney

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2008 One-time presidential candidate and former Sen. George McGovern penned a bombshell of an Op-Ed piece in Sunday's Washington Post, asserting that the case for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney "is far stronger than was the case against Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew after the 1972 election." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kucinich: We’re Losing Our Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 This week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich drummed up support within the House to introduce articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. Here, he discusses his motivations on Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now!" TV/radio show. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )