Truthdigger of the Week: Andrew Cockburn

BLANK Sep 15, 2013 In reporting on decades of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Harper’s Magazine’s Washington editor fully uncovers a mass destruction and murder scheme on a Napoleonic scale. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The New Century of Women

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 30, 2012 We are going from "The Year of the Woman" -- that was 1992 -- to decades of the woman. And it is not only politics anymore. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Madeleine Albright: Why Would Any Woman Vote for Mitt?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 4, 2012 The former secretary of state articulated in an interview Monday what quite a few people have probably thought but not publicly stated, especially given the GOP's recent assault against women's rights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Britain Under Fire From U.S. for Breaking Lockerbie Bomber Pledge

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2009 Earlier this month, the Scottish government released convicted "Lockerbie bomber" Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, afflicted with terminal prostate cancer, to live out the rest of his days in his native Libya -- a move that reportedly went against a decade-old agreement with the U.S. that those found guilty of causing the 1988 airline tragedy would stay put in Scotland to serve their time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia’s Medvedev Makes Overture to Obama

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sounded a hopeful note in Washington Saturday as he extended an invitation to US President-elect Barack Obama to open up a dialogue about, among other things, the planned U missile defense system in Eastern Europe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Nuclear Expert Who Never Was

BLANK Jun 26, 2008 As a former U.N. weapons inspector, Scott Ritter knows a thing or two about nuclear threats around the world. So when so-called experts go on television or appear in print to help make the case for war with Iran, it gets his attention. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Campaign Ad the GOP Won’t Run

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2006 "Airplane" director David Zucker has produced a satirical ad criticizing the Clinton administration's dealings with North Korea that is so inflammatory that GOP strategists have refused to use it in campaigns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Albright Criticizes Bush’s Religious Absolutism

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 The former secretary of state says that Bush has alienated Muslims around the world with his use of Christian dogma to discuss foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Debriefs Madeleine Albright

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 "The Daily Show" host gets the skinny from the former secretary of state on Bush's "consultation" with over a dozen former White House advisors. Scary part: Albright says Bush was exactly the way he sounds on TV. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Albright: Good Versus Evil Isn’t a Strategy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2006 The former secretary of state writes that the White House's "penchant for painting its perceived adversaries" with a "sweeping brush has led to a series of unintended consequences" in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )