Ukrainian Protests Persist Despite ‘Orwellian’ Surveillance, Violence

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 25, 2014 Clashes between the Ukrainian government and demonstrators continued Friday, despite President Viktor Yanukovych offering to give a little ground. The government's creative use of text messaging earlier in the week, not to mention violence, had something to do with the ongoing calls for regime change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Oprah’s Support = 1 Million Votes

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2008 The power of Oprah Winfrey's endorsement is clearly quantifiable when it comes to her "favorite things" (eg book sales), but how about her favorite people (e Barack Obama)? Well, a scholarly duo from the University of Maryland came up with 1 million votes as the impressive, if somewhat strangely derived, number that represents the boost Oprah has given Obama since she gave him her official stamp of approval. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kerry Takes Swift Boat Vets’ $1M Bet

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2007 It may be a few years too late, but Sen. John Kerry is going after the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, taking SBVT sympathizer T. Boone Pickens' offer to pay $1 million to anyone who could disprove the group's claims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rather Slaps CBS With $70M Suit

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 It's been 15 months since Dan Rather's former host network forced him out of the top spot on the "CBS Evening News," and now he's giving his erstwhile employer a number of strong reasons why he thinks that was no way to treat an anchor -- 70 million reasons, to be precise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Officials ‘Stole Millions’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2006 From the BBC: "A former Iraqi minister has said that officials in the former interim government stole about $800 million meant for buying military equipment." Apparently there's $7 billion worth of corruption being investigated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish – 300 Millionth Baby

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Frey, Publisher Settle ‘Unprecedented’ Lawsuit

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2006 Readers who felt burned by the fabrications in James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces" can claim refunds, an agreement called unprecedented by a leading publishing attorney. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clinton Made Almost $7.5 Million in Speaking Fees in 2005

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2006 The former president earned a staggering $650,000 for just two appearances before major gatherings in Canada by motivational speaker Tony Robbins, according to financial document filed by Hillary Clinton. It's good to be the former president Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

1 in 136 U.S. Residents Behind Bars

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2006 Let those numbers sink in for a minute. 1 in 136. According to government statistics, roughly 2.2 million U.S. residents were in prisons and jails last summer. It's by far the highest per capita rate of any country in the world. And it's mostly due to our unforgivably barbaric drug policies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: 162 Million Africans at Direct Risk From Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 A charity group warns that over 100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa could die by the end of the century if global warming continues its march unabated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bipartisan Furor Over NSA Program

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Many Republican and Democratic lawmakers are furious over the alleged NSA phone record collection program. GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham: "The idea of collecting millions or thousands of phone numbers, how does that fit into following the enemy?" Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy: "It is our government, it's not one party's government." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )