Truthdig Wins a Maggie

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2008 Truthdig's weekly book review, edited by Steve Wasserman, has won a Maggie award Bill Boyarsky's outstanding political reporting was also nominated, and we were up for best Web magazine overall We're proud to win recognition for our book review, which has featured important work at a time when newspapers around the country are cutting back on their book coverage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John and Elizabeth Edwards Spill the Beans

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 As North Carolinians head to the polls, John Edwards, their former senator, has disclosed that after months of being politically courted he will not endorse any candidate in the Democratic primaries. The two-time presidential contender and his wife, Elizabeth, recently sat down with People magazine to explain what they like -- and don't like -- about Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal Speaks Seriously Ill of the Dead

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Mar 21, 2008 The iconic author objects to Newsweek's obituary of his onetime rival, William F Buckley, a "knightly man" who stood up to "bullies" like Gore Vidal by verbally gay-bashing him on national television. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Interrogator: Torture Endangers America

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2008 Former FBI interrogator Jack Cloonan spills the beans to Foreign Policy Magazine about the techniques he used on top al-Qaida operatives. Cloonan explains that the ticking-time-bomb scenario often used to rationalize torture is a myth and that waterboarding only motivates the enemy to get revenge -- even if it takes a generation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oprah’s Very OWN Television Network

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2008 It's surprising this didn't happen earlier: Multimedia mogul Oprah Winfrey is launching a television network, simply and logically called the Oprah Winfrey Network, in conjunction with Discovery Communications. Oprahphiles can look forward to a 2009 launching for OWN, which Winfrey calls "a natural extension of my show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Law Journal Names Gonzales ‘Lawyer of the Year’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2007 The editors of the American Bar Association Journal have named former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as this year's winner of the Lawyer of the Year award -- and, perhaps even more curiously, they already have picked Gonzales' replacement, Attorney General Michael Mukasey, as the winner for 2008. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Turns 2!

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2007 Web sites -- they grow up so fast! We're popping open the bubbly today, the second anniversary of Truthdig's launch, and raising a glass to our staff and our readers. Two years ago, we started the venture with the driving idea of digging for the truth, and we're thrilled by the results: 15,445,974 unique visits (and counting), two Webby awards, and the daily opportunity to engage in a community of ideas with our contributors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Canadian Mag Calls Bush ‘The New Saddam’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2007 Chances are pretty darn slim that this is President Bush's favorite cover model moment: Canadian magazine Maclean's whipped up quite a provocative picture for its latest cover story, which makes the claim that "a desperate Washington is reaching out to the late dictator's henchmen." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Readers Shocked, SHOCKED at Magazine’s Breast Cover

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2006 Puritanism is reigning supreme once again as many readers of BabyTalk magazine were offended en masse by the sight of -- horror of horrors -- a breast offering sustenance to an infant on the magazine's cover. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Even Ascendant, Condi is Still Ineffectual

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 From this week's Time magazine cover story: Although the secretary of state has persuaded Bush to give diplomacy a go in the fight against radical Islam, Rice "has yet to pull off any major diplomatic breakthrough that could burnish the Bush legacy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who Knows Bush’s Mind Best?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 According to Time magazine, it's not Karl Rove, but 26-year-old Blake Gottesman, who became the president's gopher-in-chief (body man) after dating Bush's daughter Jenna in high school. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wave Rider

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 Truthdig contributor Steven Kotler describes in The New York Times Magazine how the mere act of going surfing pulled him out of a near-suicidal battle with Lyme disease and kick-started a quest to explore the nexus of surf, science and spirituality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )