Ex-Press Secretary Throws Bush Under the Bus

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2008 Scott McClellan was one of George W. Bush's most loyal aides, so it is surprising to learn that he savages the president and his administration in his new memoir. Among other bombshells, McClellan refers to the administration's "propaganda campaign" to sell the war and accuses Karl Rove and Scooter Libby of meeting in secret during the Plamegate scandal in order to get their stories straight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pat and Mary Tillman Are Saluted in N.Y. Times

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2008 Four years after Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan, his mother, Mary Tillman, is still asking questions -- primarily about the U.S. government's initial cover-up of the details of Pat's death and about how far up the chain of command the deception extended. Here, New York Times sports writer George Vecsey praises Mary Tillman and her new memoir, "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Yxta Maya Murray on ‘Love and Consequences’ Hoax

Yxta Maya Murray / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 The author who reviewed Margaret Seltzer's phony memoir for Truthdig responds to the hoax and answers the singular question raised by such a deception. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truth or Consequences

Steve Wasserman / Truthdig Mar 4, 2008 We got snookered. Motoko Rich of The New York Times reports in her article posted March 4 that the just-published "memoir" by Margaret B. Jones, called "Love and Consequences," about Jones' "life as a half-white, half-Native American girl growing up in South-Central Los Angeles as a foster child among gang-bangers, running drugs for the Bloods," is a fabrication. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Publisher Accuses News Corp. of Protecting Giuliani

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2007 Judith Regan, the HarperCollins publisher who was fired after her O.J. Simpson book project fell apart, has accused an unnamed executive from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. of telling her to lie to federal investigators in order to protect Rudy Giuliani. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Curiosity Didn’t Kill This Cat

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 14, 2007 One of the 20th century's greatest journalists, interviewers and storytellers is alive and working at age 95: Studs Terkel offers both the wisdom of age and keen insight into the issues of today. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Valerie Plame Wilson’s Covert Bosom

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2007 Say what you want about the serious news function of satirical shows like "The Daily Show" in today's treacherous media landscape, but only those, like Jon Stewart, operating in the Comedy Central orbit can get away with asking ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson if her breasts "are still working for the CIA." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Plame Tells Tale of Betrayal in New Memoir

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2007 In her new memoir, former CIA officer Valerie Plame tells of her shock as the Bush administration presented evidence in 2003 that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction -- "I knew key parts of it were wrong," she says -- as well as her take on her outing as a CIA employee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greenspan Slams Team Bush in New Memoir

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2007 Alan Greenspan is no fan of the Bush administration or the once-dominant congressional Republicans. In his new memoir, "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World," the former Federal Reserve chairman disparages the two groups for violating the GOP's values on spending and small government. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rumsfeld Cashing In With Iraq Memoir?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2007 What's a former secretary of defense to do now that he's out of a job? Well, the answer for Donald Rumsfeld is apparently to write a (controlled) memoir arguing in defense of his military maneuvers in Iraq -- for a sweet chunk of change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tenet’s Share of the Shame

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 3, 2007 While the natural human fascination with gossip and backbiting among our rulers guarantees media coverage and best-seller status for George Tenet's new memoir, the former CIA director cannot achieve absolution in print or on television. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

DeLay’s New Career: Comedian

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Mar 22, 2007 Tom DeLay's new self-obsessed memoir, "No Retreat, No Surrender," turns out to be a hoot from start to finish. Take the title -- this from a man who ended his disgraced career with a resignation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )