GOP Leaders Let Vaccine Makers Write Their Own Law

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 Republican heavyweights Bill Frist and Dennis Hastert inserted a provision into a bill in the dead of night that was worth billions to vaccine makers. Roll Call said the move was unprecedented. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Specter Will Hold Hearing on Bush’s ‘Signing Statements’

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 The Republican senator announced the move in the wake of news that Bush used "signing statements" to assert his supposed right to circumvent more than 750 laws passed over the last five years. Legal scholars say the breadth of Bush's use of "signing statements" is unprecedented. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rio Gets Female-Only Subway Cars

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 The Brazilian city becomes the third at least the fourth worldwide (after Mexico City, Tokyo and Cairo) to mandate female-only cars during rush hour--to guard against gropers and harassment. But many consider the law a major step backward for women's rights. (thanks to reader Hilary Tate for the correction) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexico to Allow Some Heroin, Coke and Ecstasy Use

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2006 The all-but-passed bill would allow Mexicans to possess small amounts of hard drugs for personal use. Some U.S. observers fear this will prove a huge draw for Americans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: The Daily Drip of Special Favors for Special Interests

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 "While the top Bushies lunge about test-driving new warsCongress just keeps right on cranking out those corporate goodies". Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Immigration Rally Is Largest in L.A. History

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 An estimated crowd of more than 500,000 thronged downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest a tightening of the country's immigration laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush: I Won’t Pay Attention to Patriot Act Requirement

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2006 You may want to swallow your food before reading this Just as he did with the anti-torture law, Bush placed an addendum on the Patriot Act saying he doesn't have to obey parts of the law . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Texas Arresting People in Bars for Being Drunk

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 Undercover agents will bust you in a bar for public intoxication--so you don't get behind the wheel of a car, or something like that. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feingold Speaks Truth to Power, and Stewart

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 The Wisconsin senator whips Jon Stewart's audience into a frenzy with his insistence on holding Bush accountable for his spying program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghan Could Get Death for Becoming a Christian

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 He converted to Christianity 16 years ago as an aid worker in Pakistan, an offense punishable by death under Sharia law. (Above: A judge holds the accused's Bible.) If you're shaking your head over this resurgence of religious fundamentalism, check out this earlier story on the Taliban's return to Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressman: Bush Signed Bill That Didn’t Pass Congress

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2006 Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has asked the White House why the president signed a version of the Budget Reconciliation Act that apparently did not pass the House. Also, check out a lawsuit on the issue, and an earlier news report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge Orders Google to Turn Over Some Data

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2006 A federal judge says he will require the search engine company to provide the government with some search-query data in connection with the Justice Dept.'s attempts to revive an online child pornography law. It's unclear what kind of and how much data the judge will order turned over. That strange shifting underneath your feet? It's the slippery slope we're all sliding down, toward an Orwellian future. Truthdig's Google expert Mark Malseed has the skinny on the implications of this battle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )