EDC 2012: Meet the New Electorate

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 10, 2012 I spent Friday night in Las Vegas with an estimated 115,000 young people at the country's biggest dance party. They were there to have fun. I was there to annoy them with questions. Surprisingly, every single baby-faced millennial I talked to was registered to vote and planned to cast his or her ballot in the next election.Surprisingly, every single baby-faced millennial I talked to was registered to vote and planned on voting in the next election. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Winning Our Future, Gambling With Democracy

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 28, 2012 With financial and political interests ranging from Las Vegas to Israel to China, Sheldon Adelson, who is bankrolling the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich, is a powerful illustration of the dangers of unlimited campaign contributions. With financial and political interests ranging from Las Vegas to Israel to China, Sheldon Adelson, who is bankrolling the super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich, is a powerful illustration of the dangers of unlimited campaign contributions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

No Hope for the Jobless if a Republican Wins

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 21, 2011 Almost 20 miles from the Occupy L.A. encampment and 265 miles from the Las Vegas Republican presidential debate, the state employment office in Norwalk, Calif., was a sad, quiet reminder of what the presidential campaign should be about -- unemployment that is dooming the prospects of this generation and its children.The idea that any of these candidates would occupy the White House is appalling, as is the growing possibility that President Barack Obama may lose to one of them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Our Man! If He Can’t Do It, Nobody Can

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Apr 21, 2011 The American dream seems to have evolved into getting on the tube and making a fool of yourself, with help, say, from Jerry Springer or Maury Povich. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Larry’s List: Gay-Prostitution-Gets-Legal Edition

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2009 Las Vegas is out to ruin the sanctity of prostitution, and the Joe Lieberman-shaped health care bill violates the Hippocratic oath to do no harm. These arguments and more in today's list. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Victims of Pornography

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 12, 2009 Pornography does not promote sex It promotes masturbation It promotes the solitary auto-arousal that precludes intimacy and love Pornography is about getting yourself off at someone else's expensePornography is an assault on intimacy and love. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Obama Goes to Hollywood (Again)

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2009 Fresh off a fundraising stop in Las Vegas, where he made an appearance at Caesars Palace, President Barack Obama swung through Hollywood Wednesday evening to pitch woo to a star-studded crowd for the first time since taking office -- but, as The Wrap's Dominic Patten points out, it was a bit of a tough crowd this time around. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bailed-Out Bank Execs to Live It Up in Vegas

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2009 What's a bunch of Wells Fargo bigwigs to do now that their struggling bank has gotten a whopping $25 billion from the federal government? Two words: Vegas, baby. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O.J. Simpson Sentenced to Prison

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2008 O.J. Simpson's fame in the football and film arenas was eclipsed by his nationally polarizing murder trial in 1995. On Friday, he was back in court in Las Vegas facing kidnapping and burglary charges, but the outcome was not in his favor this time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Williams to Step In for Russert on ‘Meet the Press’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2008 NBC News will keep its Sunday lineup intact by giving Brian Williams a temporary stint as host of "Meet the Press," replacing the late Tim Russert for the time being. Because Russert and Williams teamed up for the Jan. 15 Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, many viewers might be primed to make the transition along with Williams. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Harry Reid: ?It Will Be Done?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2008 In a cryptic conversation with a Las Vegas paper, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Democratic nomination would be resolved before the convention: "It will be done." "Magically?" the reporter asked. "No, it will be done," Reid repeated. "I had a conversation with Governor Dean today. Things are being done." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kucinich Uninvited to MSNBC Debate

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2008 Talk about bad manners -- MSNBC had just broken the mold of recent Democratic debates by inviting Rep. Dennis Kucinich to Tuesday's debate in Las Vegas when, less than 48 hours later, network brass decided to change their qualification criteria and informed Kucinich he wasn't welcome after all. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )