Is This Heaven? No, It’s Team Obama

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2008 Doing little to slough the stereotype that Midwestern governors are automatically good at farming, Barack Obama has announced the next nominee to his presidential inner circle: former Iowa governor and presidential candidate Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Defiant in Ohio

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2008 What is it with politicians and the poetics of town names? John McCain is launching his electoral last stand in a place called, seriously, Defiance, Ohio. The rough 'n' tumblin', dissident, anti-status-quo Republican candidate for president is following in the footsteps of Barack Obama, who campaigned in Unity, N.H., with Hillary Clinton after a barbed primary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Floods Fall, Anger Rises

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 After the past weeks' disastrous floods, many in the rural Midwest are looking to the government not with gratitude but animosity. Folks in towns that requested levees back in 1993 were left, paradoxically, high and dry by the Army Corps of Engineers, which required small communities to pay more than $1 million for flood barriers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weather Reports Are Missing the Story

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 19, 2008 While the TV meteorologists document "extreme weather" with their increasingly sophisticated toolbox, from Doppler radar to 3-D animated maps, the two words rarely uttered are its cause: global warming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thousands Flee Floods in Midwest

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2008 Several Midwestern states, including Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois, have been hit hard by floods this week as rivers rose far beyond their normal levels. In Cedar Rivers, Iowa, a whole hospital had been evacuated, thousands of residents had fled their homes and over 400 city blocks were under water by Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Free Gun With Purchase

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 A car dealership in Missouri has found its sales quadrupled after the introduction of an offer that gives customers a free gun with the purchase of any used or new vehicle. The promotion, which is said to be a response to Barack Obama's recent comment on Midwestern voters who "cling to guns or religion," continues until the end of the month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Los Angeles Battles Chicago for Olympic Glory

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2007 Two of America's great cities are going head to head for the opportunity to host the 2016 Olympic Games. With radically different cultures, Chicago hopes its work ethic and business savvy will impress the U.S. Olympic Committee, while L.A. is banking on experience and Hollywood-caliber glitz. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )