Pete Seeger

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jan 29, 2014 Dig deeper

Pete Seeger, 1919-2014

Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette Jan 28, 2014 Dig deeper

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

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Lavabit Founder Caught in Kafkaesque Legal Battle

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 23, 2013 The tech executive who closed his secure email service last month says the Obama administration has created a surveillance state on a scale that has not been seen since the communist witch hunts of the 1950s. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Ghost of Joseph McCarthy Slithered Into the Room

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2012 Forgotten history is like a rake neglected in the national backyard. Soon enough you’ll return to where you left it, and if you step on its teeth, it'll swing up and hit you in the face. (Above, McCarthy and, at right, a caricature of Rep. Allen West.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Revenge of the Mummies

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 15, 2011 Dig deeper

Right Wing Gone Wild

Joe Conason / Truthdig Mar 18, 2010 American fanatics tend to self-destruct Today's right-wing nihilists, led by Elizabeth Cheney, William Kristol and Glenn Beck, are crossing that threshold of decency Today's right-wing nihilists are crossing that threshold of decency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The New McCarthyism

Joe Conason / Truthdig Mar 11, 2010 When Elizabeth Cheney, William Kristol and their media friends slander Justice Department attorneys as the "al-Qaida 7" and malign the "Department of Jihad," they are engaging in the smear tactics that became synonymous with Joseph McCarthy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Colbert on Obama the Socialist

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2008 Stephen Colbert has figured out John McCain's new campaign strategy of trying to paint his rival as a socialist: "Clearly the McCain campaign is targeting its most important voter: Joe the McCarthy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tales From the Palin

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2008 The ghoulish comic "Tales From the Crypt" is taking a spooky look at the possibility of a Sarah Palin presidency. An editorial by Gathy Gaines Mifsud, daughter of publisher William Gaines -- a target of a ghastly 1950s Senate investigation on censorship -- rails against Palin and her reported McCarthy-esque book-banning stunts while mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Edwin O. Guthman

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2008 Truthdig tips its hat this week to Edwin O. Guthman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, World War II veteran, professor and former press secretary to Robert F. Kennedy. Guthman, who died Aug. 31, was a true class act, a mentor to many and, as the Los Angeles Times noted, a top-notch editor who earned the No. 3 spot on President Richard Nixon's enemies list for what the Times called his "aggressive pursuit of Watergate stories." Updated Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bill Clinton’s Latest Campaign Controversy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2008 Even some Hillary Clinton supporters have expressed reservations over the role of the former president in the campaign. Others have argued that the media and the Obama campaign exaggerate when it comes to his comments. Whatever the case, Bill's mouth has gotten him into trouble again. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )