The Roots of the Iraqi Civil War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2006 This excellent article from the Boston Review opens with a brutal killing and goes on to stitch together the disparate threads of the sectarian violence now wracking the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Panic in the Newspaper Biz

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 "I don't so much mind that newspapers are dying -- it's watching them commit suicide that pisses me off." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Olbermann Smacks Down Ingraham

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 The MSNBC host calls radio talk show host Laura Ingraham "desperate" and "stupid" for criticizing the bravery of reporters in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Washington Post’s Conservative Blog Hire Draws Fire

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2006 The Washington Post recently hired conservative blogger Ben Domenech (of Redstate.com) to write a regular blog for the newspaper's website. The appointment drew immediate criticism, notably from conservative-turned-progressive writer David Brock, who questioned Domenech's journalism bona fides. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Afghan Girl’s Tale of Torture and Hope

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2006 Pioneering war zone journalist Kevin Sites tells the story of a 12-year-old Afghan girl who was savagely beaten and tortured for years by her in-laws. But wonderfully, the story ends on a note of optimism. (You can even e-mail the girl here. Or at this e-mail address: [email protected]) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Invasion’s Third Anniversary, Tune Out the Pundits

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 In the midst of pervasive militarism, eagerness to take the path of least resistance is a reflex in mainstream U.S. journalism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White House Opens Efforts Against Media Leaks

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2006 Bush & Co have launched FBI probes, polygraph investigations and warnings from the Justice Dept to stem leaks of classified (and non-classified) information to reporters Imagine if Bush were to spend an equal amount of time addressing the problems surfaced via the leaks Of course he never would do that, but perhaps he could ask Karl Rove what kind of information he has leaked . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Death: The Big Story That’s Rarely Covered Well

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Feb 27, 2006 Public acceptance of killing thrives on abstractions. And, in turn, those abstractions are largely facilitated by news media. Solomon examines how words can mask the ugly truth of state-sponsored killing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Inching Toward Authoritarianism

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 A legendary South African journalist calls himself "appalled" at the way America's policies of wiretapping and torture are beginning to resemble those of apartheid Cape Town. (Video available.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kicking the Oil Addiction: Bush Lied, Again

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Feb 7, 2006 Cut imports? Medicare savings? Just kidding! As one White House official confessed, they just fib for your benefit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media Outlets Censor Tape of Kidnapped Reporter

Blair Golson / Truthdig Jan 31, 2006 Jill Caroll, 28, appears pleading and weeping in a newly released tape. | storyTruthdig says: Al Jazeera won't let us hear Carroll's voice because it would be too "upsetting" to viewers. CNN CNN's "The Situation Room" won't even show a clip. What exactly is going on here? Why not let us, the viewers, decide what's too "upsetting"? How is this any different from Bush's censorship of coffins returning home from Iraq? We've watched jetliners packed with innocents crash into our Twin Towers. We've watched Iraqi civilians bombed in real time by our own forces. Since when did we become unable to judge for ourselves what we need to see to make sense of the world around us? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libby Plans to Subpoena Journalists

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2006 Just when you thought you had heard the last of Judy Miller | story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )