Deconstructing Rudy

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Nov 11, 2007 As mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani honed his skills in creating a public persona that obscured some of his less savory behind-the-scenes activities. But now, Giuliani's facing serious resistance from the likes of filmmaker Robert Greenwald, who's turning his lens on the wily GOP candidate in a series of Web-ready shorts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Giuliani’s Secret 9/11 Testimony

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 1, 2007 In Rudolph Giuliani's narrative of his own life, as confided to rapt Republican voters along the presidential primary trail, he has been fighting the lonely twilight struggle against "Islamic terrorism" since sometime in the 1970s. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Giuliani and Wife Dump on Hillary

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2007 As if he's already secured the nomination, Rudy Giuliani has begun to focus his vitriol on the other party's presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton: "I don't know Hillary's experience. She's never run a city." It's been a long, long time since we've had an ex-mayor occupying the Oval Office. Maybe Giuliani is on to something here. There just has to be some parallel between being a mayor and the leader of the world's only superpower. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shooting at Cleveland High School

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2007 A gunman went on a shooting rampage in a high school in downtown Cleveland on Wednesday. The gunman, who aimed shots at several people before killing himself, had apparently made threats at SuccessTech Academy last week. According to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, three teenagers and two adults were injured. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Guns ‘n’ Roses for Giuliani

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2007 Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani was busy sweet-talking a group of National Rifle Association members in Washington, D.C., on Friday when he received a call from a very special lady. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

San Diego Mayor Backs Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 Inspired by care for his daughter and an eleventh-hour decision, as he put it, to "lead with my heart," San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders (a Republican, as a Truthdig reader pointed out) said Wednesday that he would "take a stand on equality and social justice" and come out, as it were, in favor of gay marriage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. Mayor’s Back in Town

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2007 After traveling to El Salvador and Mexico during the week that began with a May Day clash between immigration rights demonstrators and the LAPD, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wisely decided on Friday to cut his sojourn short by five days and return home to deal with the fallout. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Mayor Ross ‘Rocky’ Anderson

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2006 Truthdig salutes Rocky Anderson, the Salt Lake City mayor who spoke out against the war and reminded the world that "blind faith in bad leaders is not patriotism." Anderson welcomed Bush to his city with a fiery protest speech and these searing lines: "A patriot does not tell people who are intensely concerned about their country to just sit down and be quiet; to refrain from speaking out in the name of politeness or for the sake of being a good host; to show slavish, blind obedience and deference to a dishonest, war-mongering, human-rights-violating president." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mayor’s Home Run for Truth: Antiwar Rally in Salt Lake City

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2006 In recognition of Bush's visit to the Utah capital, Mayor Rocky Anderson gave a speech to a crowd of thousands calling Bush a "dishonest, war-mongering, human-rights-violating president" whose time in office would "rank as the worst presidency our nation has ever had to endure." Thank you, Salt Lake City! Watch it here. Full transcript here (pdf). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Book: Giuliani Was No Hero

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2006 What if former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani wasn't the hero everybody thought? What if, like Bush, Giuliani had ignored myriad pre-9/11 warnings about terrorism? What if he thus left the city ill-prepared to respond to such a disaster? That's the provocative thesis of a new book written by two top-flight investigative journalists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tom Hayden: Mexico’s Presidential Front-Runner May Roil U.S. Conservatives

Tom Hayden / Truthdig Jun 26, 2006 Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is waging a progressive populist campaign for his country's presidency, has some plans sure to incense US conservatives in border states: redrafting the free-trade aspects of NAFTA that force Mexicans to emigrate northward; turning every Mexican consulate in the U into a legal aid center to defend immigrant rights; and vocal opposition to the militarization of the U-Mexico border. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Rising Star Wins Newark Mayoral Race

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2006 The 37-year-old former Rhodes scholar, who is black, won in a landslide. (His last mayoral campaign was the focus of the Oscar-nominated "Street Fight.") Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )