Buzzflash: “Tyranny Creeps In…” at the NSA

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 "The NSA's gathering of phone call records of millions of Americans is "something that would make the late Leonid Brezhnev proud of Bush -- and [Gen.] Michael Hayden, the Pentagon apparatchik, who saw it through," Buzzflash writes in an editorial. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Don’t Make a Martyr of Moussaoui

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 "If I were to make an argument against the death penalty for Moussaoui, it would be on grounds of practical public relations. Why let this guy have martyrdom and world fame when we could just put him away?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Szep – Uncle Sam on Immigration

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Vermont Democrats Call for Bush Impeachment

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2006 One hundred Vermont state officials agreed to petition the Republican-controlled Congress to introduce articles of impeachment against Bush for the WMD and wiretapping scandals. "You know in your own hearts and minds that something is terribly wrong in this country," said one Vermont Democrat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Szep – Immigration Reform

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Bush Channels Nixon in Libby Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2006 In 1977, Nixon said, "When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal"? Well, Bush's lawyers allegedly said this about the leak of classified intelligence: "Presidential authorization to publicly disclose a document amounted to declassification of the document." Got it? When the president leaks it, that means it is not illegal. UPDATE: the White House tries to quell the furor over the leak. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration 101 for Beginners and Non-Texans

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 Ivins weighs in on immigration reform, "The Fence" and corporate America's demand for cheap labor. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Senate Panel Passes Immigration Bill

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2006 The bill, which requires approval by the full Senate, clears the way for 11 million illegal aliens to seek U.S. citizenship, and will allow some 1.5 million workers to seek temporary jobs legally. This is a big win for the hundreds of thousands of people who joined protest marches this past weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Scalia Prejudge Guantanamo Case?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 Newsweek surfaces unpublicized comments by the Supreme Court justice in which he scoffs at the idea of extending full legal rights to Guantanamo detainees. Problem is: He has yet to judge that case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Senator Caught in Bind on Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2006 On a day when tens of thousands have taken to the nation's streets to protest a tightening of immigration laws, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas finds himself pinched between conservative "no amnesty" types and and Texas' huge immigrant population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Immigration Becoming Big 2008 Issue

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2006 Pretenders to the White House are all staking out positions on what they expect to be a hot topic come next election. Check out Truthdig's Marc Cooper for the skinny on the underlying issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Dresses Down CNN’s Soledad O’Brien

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