Truthdig Podcast: Schwarzenegger, Kerry, the Election and More

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2006 Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer sounds off on Schwarzenegger's hold on California, Kerry's spine, election voting woes, and reader commentary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Videocast: Robert Scheer on Schwarzenegger, Kerry, the Election and More

BLANK Nov 3, 2006 Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer sounds off on Schwarzenegger's hold on California, Kerry's spine, election voting woes, and reader commentary. Dig deeper

Kerry Grows a Spine

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2006 John Kerry has lashed out at the "right-wing nut jobs" who questioned his patriotism because of a comment he made Monday: "I'm not going to be lectured by a stuffed-suit White House mouthpiece standing behind a podium, or doughy Rush Limbaugh, who no doubt today will take a break from belittling Michael J Fox's Parkinson's disease to start lying about me just as they have lied about Iraq". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kerry: I’d Deserve a Second Chance in ’08

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2006 The Mass. senator stopped short of announcing he's making another presidential run, but said it's a basic principle that "Americans give people a second chance." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Kerry on Lieberman-Cheney Love Connection

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2006 John Kerry went on "This Week" Sunday to blast Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman's stance on the war. Referring to primary voters, Kerry said: "they're not Dean Democrats, they're not Kerry Democrats, they're not Lamont Democrats -- they're Democrats." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry, Feingold Unite in Iraq Withdrawal Call

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 The two senators appealed to the Senate--and to 3 million other Americans via e-mail--to back their call to withdraw combat troops from Iraq "by a hard and fast deadline." Sens. Jack Reed and Carl Levin supported the call--unlike many Democrats and most Republicans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry: GOP Iraq Plan Is to ‘Lie and Die’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 John Kerry, speaking with Don Imus, goes on the offensive against Republicans who keep insisting that Democrats only want to "cut and run." Kerry says his plan is to redeploy to win the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wal-Mart Goes Organic

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2006 Organic food is about to go mainstream. Michael Pollan explores what the globalization of organic food means, and finds it hard to separate the good from the bad. Also, see our interview with Pollan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rolling Stone Asks: Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revisits the 2004 election and finds evidence of massive electoral fraud. Kennedy writes: "After carefully examining the evidence, I've become convinced that the president's party mounted a massive, coordinated campaign to subvert the will of the people in 2004." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kerry Fires Back at Mary Cheney’s Slur

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 After the vice president's daughter called him a "son of a bitch" for mentioning her sexuality during a 2004 debate, John Kerry retorts that Mary Cheney "flacked for the most anti-gay administration in history." Amen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry Calls for Iraq Pullout Deadline

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2006 In the N.Y. Times, the former presidential candidate calls for two deadlines: May 15 for the Iraqis to form a unity government, and a date later in the year for the U.S. to pull out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry Calls for Alito Filibuster

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2006 Pulling this off would be the ultimate hat trick. Republicans reportedly need only one more Democrat on their side to force a vote. | storyPeople for the American Way are supplying a form letter urging key senators to join Kerry in his filibuster. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )