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Republican Congressman Offers Mind-Numbing Explanation for Rising Sea Levels

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig May 17, 2018 Rep. Mo Brooks plumbs new depths of climate denialism before the House Science Committee. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why People With Disabilities Can’t Present Their Version of the Truth

Eileen Cronin / Truthdig May 8, 2017 When Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks labeled physical illness a moral failing, there were no disabled reporters to question him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Mo Brooks Faces Backlash Over Health Care Comment

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams May 2, 2017 After the Alabama Republican (pictured on right, with CNN's Jake Tapper) refers to healthy people as those who have "led good lives," angry and passionate responses erupt online. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Could a President Hillary Clinton Be Impeached Over Her Emails?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 9, 2016 In a word: yes The pundit who claimed she would be shielded from the consequences of pre-inaugural actions was wrong The big question is whether her email operations amounted to "high crimes and misdemeanors" whatever those words might mean at a given political moment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What ‘War on Whites’?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 9, 2014 If there really were a "war on whites," as a Republican congressman from Alabama ludicrously claims, it wouldn't be going very well for the anti-white side. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )