This Just In: Islamophobia

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Sep 14, 2010 The evil side of America is on display in the form of a media-fueled Islamophobia that recalls some of the worst bigotry in the nation’s past. This is not what we hoped for in the days after Sept. 11, 2001, or the election of President Barack Obama in 2008. The evil side of America is on display in the form of a media-fueled Islamophobia that recalls some of the worst bigotry in the nation’s past. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Utah Sen. Hatch Speaks Up for Manhattan ‘Mosque’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 Certain of his less charitable constituents may have referred to him as "Borin' Orrin" in the past, but longtime Utah Sen Orrin Hatch has done something pretty interesting in relation to the Park 51 Muslim community center . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Muslim Center May Get a Tax Break

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2010 In news sure to stir the ire of opponents of the ”Ground Zero mosque,” a spokesman for New York City Comptroller John Liu has said that the proposed Muslim community center might qualify for tax-free financing, in effect a public subsidy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Losing His Religion

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2010 The midterm elections are approaching quickly, and that can mean only one thing: It's time to once again crank up the speculation that President Obama is actually a Muslim. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Right-Wing Wusses

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 24, 2010 The faction that likes to portray itself as a bunch of John Waynes and "mama grizzlies," it turns out, spends an awful lot of time cowering in the corner and complaining about how beastly everyone else is being. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Slow Burn

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Ron Paul Condemns ‘Hate and Islamaphobia’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 The former presidential candidate says opposition to building a mosque near Ground Zero "is all about hate and Islamaphobia" and that the "justification to ban the mosque is no more rational than banning a soccer field in the same place because all the suicide bombers loved to play soccer." (Full statement after the jump). Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mosque Mania Hits New York (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 Two rival rallies did a lot of shouting at each other in New York on Sunday, but otherwise kept things civil. Hey, this is America, where everyone has the right to express themselves, eat canned cheese and *gasp* worship as they please. Even Scientologists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Howard Dean Explains His ‘Mosque’ Views to Disappointed Glenn Greenwald

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2010 Salon's Glenn Greenwald called Howard Dean's suggestion that the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero be moved the "worst thing I've seen him do." Here, Dean attempts to explain himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Courage and Lower Manhattan

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 19, 2010 Nothing tests a president like standing up against a wave of fear and prejudice, even at potentially great cost to his own party and prospects. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Howard Dean Sounds Like a Conservative Blogger (Update: Dean Responds)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2010 First Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went all coward on us, now liberal darling Gov. Howard Dean wants the two-blocks-from-Ground-Zero Muslim community center moved. The worst part is, he seems to be getting his facts from Sarah Palin. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mosque-Issippi Burning

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 18, 2010 Salman Hamdani died on Sept. 11, 2001. The 23-year-old police cadet raced to Ground Zero to save others. His selfless act cost him his life. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )