Gaza Morgue Runs Out of Room

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2008 Shifa hospital in Gaza has struggled to keep pace with Israel's punishing airstrikes. Bloomberg reports that the hospital's morgue has three bodies crammed in each drawer, with dozens more lying on stretchers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stimulus Package May Await Obama on Jan. 20

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2008 Congress is planning to give Barack Obama some serious motivation to jump right into the job on Inauguration Day, with two key lawmakers saying they plan to have a major economic stimulus package waiting for him on Jan. 20. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama and McCain Roast Each Other With a Smile

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 After enduring many grueling weeks of campaigning and three tense debates, John McCain and Barack Obama turned up in tuxes for Thursday night's Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York to cut loose and try out some lighter material on a crowd ready to laugh, and they laughed as well -- at themselves and (especially) at each other. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stop Exploiting 9/11

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 11, 2008 Let this be the last time. Please, let it be the last. Let this be the last commemoration of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to be used as any sort of backdrop for political theatrics, even if the show is bipartisan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wal-Mart Rethinks Gun Policy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2008 A year after the Virginia Tech massacre, the world's No 1 gun merchant has agreed to tighter controls over firearm sales One-third of Wal-Mart stores will no longer sell guns, another third will have stricter rules, and the other third well, baby steps Needless to say, the National Rifle Association is outraged. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloomberg Says He Won’t Run

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2008 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg writes in a New York Times op-ed "I am not -- and will not be -- a candidate for president." Thus ends months of speculation on whether the multibillionaire would jump into the race as an independent candidate. Bloomberg writes that he may endorse a candidate who "takes an independent, nonpartisan approach" and "embraces practical solutions that challenge party orthodoxy." Is he talking about Ralph Nader? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Candidate of the Permanent Will

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 15, 2008 To the consternation of news bureaus, political consulting firms and has-been politicians, The Wall Street Journal's poll last month shows that America is hostile to an independent presidential candidacy by Michael Bloomberg. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bloomberg: Climate Threat Deadlier Than Terrorism

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2008 Although some politicians and media pundits who lean toward the right of the political spectrum regard global warming as an overhyped pet issue that mostly gets liberals hot under the collar, New York City mayor and media baron Mike Bloomberg (who's moved around quite a bit on said spectrum) suggests that it is potentially much worse than the threat of terrorism. He made the comment Monday at a U.N. climate change conference. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Much Is That Superpower in the Window?

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jan 21, 2008 The satirist reports that New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is still trying to decide whether to buy the U.S. presidency, with the sticking point being the steep price. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2008’s News Before It Happens

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jan 12, 2008 The humorist looks into his crystal ball and tells us what to expect from the candidates, George W. Bush and even Monica Lewinsky. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama’s Success Makes a Bloomberg Campaign Moot

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2008 Barack Obama's determination to unite Americans and his strong electoral showing in Iowa, fueled in no small part by independents, have taken the wind out of Michael Bloomberg's sails. The New York mayor has been, by some accounts, considering an independent run for president, but now there just doesn't seem to be much of a point. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Bloomberg?

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 3, 2008 A presidential run by the New York mayor would be a monument to egotism. Even worse, it might prevent the nation from ridding itself of today's destructive policies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )