Robert Reich / TruthdigOct 31, 2018
Demagogues rarely commit violence directly. Instead they use blame, fear and ridicule to inspire others to act on their behalf. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigAug 9, 2017
A legal complaint, compounded by Robert Mueller’s ongoing probes, could give the president many sleepless nights. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 1, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including a person of interest is identified in the ricin letters investigation and a liberal activist reveals why he secretly recorded Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 1, 2013
The Fox News anchor ripped into colleagues Lou Dobbs and Erick Erickson when both men appeared on her show Friday for sexist remarks they had made on Dobbs' Fox Business program two days earlier. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 3, 2010
Sarah Silverman's no shrinking violet, as she recently demonstrated once again by launching a direct hit on the Murdochian empire that is Fox News, calling the cable news channel "a 24-hour-a-day racism engine" (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 21, 2009
Now that he's been cut loose from his contract at CNN, former anchor Lou Dobbs is free to do his thing unencumbered by any constraints imposed by media bosses or by archaic notions of journalistic objectivity What, you might wonder, would "his thing" be? Well, it seems as if this self-declared champion of the middle class isn't ruling out a run for office yes, even that office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 18, 2009
The folks at Fox News are going to love this one: Lou Dobbs may have left his desk at CNN, but that doesn't mean he'll cut out the crazy talk anytime soon. He believes his decline at the network began when President Barack Obama was elected. However, it's unclear how exactly that might account for the drop in his ratings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 12, 2009
We may not have seen the last of him on TV, but Lou Dobbs is done at CNN, having struck a deal to leave his anchor post at the cable channel immediately. In regard to what he's doing next, Dobbs played coy while announcing his departure on camera Wednesday, saying only that he was "considering a number of options and directions." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 24, 2009
CNN is in some agua caliente with pro-immigration groups after airing a four-hour "Latino in America" documentary -- an attempt to woo a Latino audience -- while at the same time employing Lou Dobbs, the commentator notorious for his anti-immigration views. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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