The Ritual Flaying of Jimmy Carter

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 24, 2008 Nobody with a functioning memory should be too quick to condemn Jimmy Carter for daring to speak with the leadership of Hamas, as nearly everyone along the American political spectrum suddenly has felt obliged to do. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Carter Was Right to Meet With Hamas

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet Apr 21, 2008 What separates Jimmy Carter from the neocons, other than a Nobel Prize, is his genuine desire to negotiate a Middle East peace settlement, and that means talking to everyone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mosaic: Carter Shunned by Israel, Is a Hero to Hamas

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2008 Is former President Jimmy Carter on a peace mission or a mission impossible? As this Mosaic Intelligence Report explains, Carter will try to mediate the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit as a goodwill gesture on the part of Hamas, which is reported to be seriously considering Carter's proposal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Carter Feels ‘Quite at Ease’ With Hamas Meeting

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2008 The State Department says it has twice asked Jimmy Carter not to meet with Hamas leaders, but the former president says he feels "quite at ease" in going ahead with a scheduled meeting because "Hamas will have to be included" if there is to be peace in the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jimmy Carter: Guess Who I?m For

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2008 The former president and superdelegate wouldn't tell a Nigerian reporter which of the Democratic candidates he intends to support, but he offered a pretty good hint: "Don't forget that [Barack] Obama won in my state of Georgia. My town, which is home to 625 people, is for Obama. My children and their spouses are pro-Obama. My grandchildren are also pro-Obama." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Grammy Tops Off Obama’s Winning Weekend

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2008 Maine caucus-goers and Grammy voters gave Barack Obama two more wins on Sunday, rounding out a weekend of victories in four states with the Grammy trophy for best spoken word album for his recording of "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream." Here's the kicker: Obama beat out former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for the Grammy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jimmy Carter: Bush Will Make a Good Ex-President

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2007 Jimmy Carter told the new Web site Guardian America that, compared to the Bush presidency at least, George W. Bush will make a "very good" ex-president. Carter also said of Hillary Clinton's seemingly insurmountable lead in the polls: "One thing I know is that, this far ahead of time in the past, it's been impossible to predict the outcome of the election." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sunday Saber Rattling

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2007 The hawks have taken to the Sunday morning air to beat the war drums over Iran, while those who oppose them, including former President Jimmy Carter, try to prevent a disaster worse than Iraq. TPM TV has this roundup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Carter Has Had Enough

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2007 Jimmy Carter was en fuego during a chat with Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday, blasting the Bush administration for torturing people, the GOP candidates for racing to the fringe and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for refusing to commit to a full withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tear Down That Wall

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 14, 2007 I sat down with former President Jimmy Carter last week at the Carter Center in Atlanta. The Center was hosting a conference of human rights defenders, people at the front lines confronting repressive regimes around the globe. After a quarter-century of humanitarian work through the Carter Center, monitoring elections, working to eradicate neglected tropical diseases and focusing on the poor, Jimmy Carter now finds himself at the center of the storm in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Bush Is the Worst President Ever

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2007 Bill Maher explains why he thinks Jimmy Carter was right (before he changed his tune) when he said that George W. Bush is the worst president ever. Although, as the "Real Time" host points out, you don't get to be the worst without just a little help from the opposition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Habitat for Inhumanity

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