Feingold Proposes Bush Censure Over Spying

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2006 Only one president in U.S. history has been censured--Andrew Jackson in 1834. But Russ Feingold says that this president "must be held accountable." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pat Roberts, Uncovered

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2006 Think Progress puts together an in-depth cheat sheet on all the ways Roberts has shrunk from his responsibilities as chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush: Torture Ban Not Valid at Gitmo

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2006 Truly shocking: White House lawyers are arguing that the new law banning cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of detainees does not apply to people held at Guantanamo. Of course, we should have seen this coming when Bush, upon signing the law, brushed off Congress and America by reserving the right to ignore the law under his powers as commander in chief. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surprise, Surprise: Ethics Reform Stalling

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2006 Figuring that public indignation over the Jack Abramoff scandal will soon dissipate, Republicans in Congress are dragging their feet on promised reform measures. Unfortunately, this will probably work--because an indignant populace is sort of like a villain in a James Bond movie: We vow to stamp out a source of aggravation; we put the machinery in place for doing so; we flip the switch; and then we leave the room on the nave assumption that our plan is escape-proof. It'd be funny if this weren't, like, our government we're talking about. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MoveOn.org Ad Likens Bush to Nixon on Spying

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2006 Watch the current president morph into the former president in this new video advertisement from the liberal advocacy group. | video Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boot Camps for Wayward Teens Go Unregulated Overseas

Blair Golson / Truthdig Jan 27, 2006 Sketchy US operators of "tough love" schools skirt American regulations by operating in other countries Sorta like sketchy U corporations that skirt American taxes by having mailboxes in other countries AlterNet's got the goods . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Day Two, Alito Says Even Wartime Presidents Are Not Above the Law

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 Ted Kennedy counters: "Time and again, even in routine matters involving average Americans, you give enormous, almost total deference to the exercise of governmental powers." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Could Bypass Torture Ban

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 After Bush signed the bill outlawing detainee torture, he "quietly reserved the right to bypass the law," acccording to the Boston Globe. more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rhode Island Legalizes Medical Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2006 It is the 11th state to do so, but users can still be prosecuted under federal law. more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )