‘Left, Right & Center’: Airstrikes in Iraq and Obama’s Poor Poll Numbers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2014 The Obama administration has resorted to airstrikes to try to stop the wave of ISIS fighters sweeping Iraq. "Left, Right & Center" panelist Robert Scheer, Truthdig's editor-in-chief, says of questions about U.S. involvement: "The military solution causes more problems than it solves. … This nation building stuff is madness. The Iraqis should make their own history and defeat [ISIS].” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Senate v. CIA and Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists examine a behind-the-scenes fight over interoffice spying between the US Senate and the CIA Also, the libertarian-conservative split on the U’s proper role in the Ukraine crisis and Senate Democrats' fruitless all-nighter on climate change . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Is Liberalism in Crisis? China in Transition

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the president's announcement that he would temporarily allow health insurance companies to renew some plans, China's decision to relax its one-child policy and end labor camps, and the Republican bill to extend health plans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: A Nuclear Deal With Iran? Electoral Tilting

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss Secretary of State John Kerry's hopes for a deal to freeze Iran's nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's enthusiasm for a plan and whether U.S. election results mean the country is leaning left. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Health Care, the Snowden Files, JPMorgan’s Big Fine

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the congressional hearing about Healthcare.gov. Also, another Edward Snowden leak leads to tension with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Latest From Boston, Gun Bills Go Down

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the urge to jump to sweeping conclusions about the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Gun control legislation goes down in the Senate, and economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff of Harvard make an epic Excel error. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Israel, Nukes and the GOP

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss President Obama's reception in Israel, the possibility of that country attacking Iran if nuclear development continues and the deadly blunder of 10 years of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Plus, a GOP autopsy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Election Is Over: Now What?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 16, 2012 Days after the election, Bill Moyers brought together Bob Herbert and Reihan Salam, on the political left and right respectively, to discuss where the United States and its two major political parties are headed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cain Tells Top Aides He’s Reassessing Candidacy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2011 So much can change in a few short weeks during campaign season. Just last month, Herman Cain was pulling to the front of the pack of Republican presidential candidates, but now his future prospects have dimmed considerably after yet another salacious headline hit the wires. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Right-Wing Press Ignores Terrorist Attack on Clinic

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2011 Did you hear that a Planned Parenthood clinic in McKinney, Texas, was firebombed last Tuesday? If you read only the conservative press, then chances are you didn't. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chuck Norris, Conspiracy Theorist

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2010 What are the true patriots of the U.S. of A. to do when a bona fide Muslim-sympathizing, Constitution-shredding president signs a mysterious and probably anti-American "executive order" granting sinister "privileges, exemptions and immunities" to the France-based International Police Organization -- aka Interpol? Enter Chuck Norris, onetime "Texas Ranger," martial arts movie star and amateur conspiracy theorist, stage right. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

National Review Columnist: Women’s Suffrage Bad for Conservatism, Society

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2009 Conservatives seek to preserve old-timey traditions and values when it comes to many social issues, but National Review columnist John Derbyshire apparently wants to set women back at least 100 years with his curious statement, teased out by progressive radio host Thom Hartmann, that women's suffrage isn't good for the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )