Staff / TruthdigOct 5, 2009
Nevada Sen. John Ensign's recent infidelity scandal lurks in the background of an ad for the public option running in parts of his home state this week, courtesy of the progressive coalition Health Care for America Now! The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder notes that the coalition has paid $100,000 to run the ad for a week to point out Ensign's financial entanglements with the health care industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 26, 2009
More than 2 million acres in nine states will be set aside as protected wilderness as soon as President Obama signs a bill just passed by Congress. Land in California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia will be off-limits to development. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigDec 19, 2008
A voyage to Sin City in this moment of ecological and economic crisis is a journey to a giant concave mirror reflecting back the magnified -- and ugly -- truths about this epoch of cataclysmic consumption and hubristic hedonism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 17, 2008
John McCain has accused the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now of trying to commit "one of the greatest frauds in voter history" by submitting fraudulent voter registration forms, but ACORN says it was required by law to submit the forms. The Center for Investigative Reporting explains. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 8, 2008
With the campaign headed into the final weeks before the election, new polls pop up every day, and they continue to show a strong trend in favor of Barack Obama. Depending on the survey, Obama is ahead or tied in as many as 10 states won by George W. Bush in 2004, including faux-purple Florida and ruddy Indiana. But just being ahead in the polls doesn't mean Obama will win. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 27, 2008
In a cryptic conversation with a Las Vegas paper, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Democratic nomination would be resolved before the convention: "It will be done." "Magically?" the reporter asked. "No, it will be done," Reid repeated. "I had a conversation with Governor Dean today. Things are being done." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 4, 2008
Pop star and producer will.i.am and director Jesse Dylan (son of Bob) put together this independent, star-filled tribute to Barack Obama's New Hampshire concession speech. Whether it's inspirational or just cheesy is up to you, but we've got nothing bad to say about Herbie Hancock on the piano. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 20, 2008
Hillary Clinton won more support among Nevada caucus-goers on Saturday, but the Obama campaign will likely end up with more actual delegates. Clinton drew significant support from Latino caucusers, despite a controversial lawsuit that was rejected by a court Thursday. Defended by both Hillary and Bill, the suit had tried to make it more difficult for casino workers, many of them Latino, to caucus. Updated Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 18, 2008
The lawsuit that prompted this tongue-lashing from the former president has since been dismissed, but on the ground in Nevada, tensions remain high over the effort to keep casino workers from caucusing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 16, 2008
Rep. Dennis Kucinich just can't catch a break in Nevada. First NBC invited him to its debate there, then told him to stay away. A court intervened and said he could appear, but then just an hour before the event, the Nevada Supreme Court decided that NBC could bar Kucinich. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 6, 2007
While it may be frowned upon to discuss the weather, in this age of global warming it's worth noting that the current heat wave is expected to break records throughout the western United States. Boise, Idaho, for instance, is about to be 6 degrees hotter than ever, while the town of Baker, Calif., which conveniently possesses a 134-foot-tall thermometer, recently topped off at 125 degrees. Can the ice caps be far behind? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 10, 2007
Liberal bloggers had gone crazy when they heard the Nevada Democratic Party had agreed to co-sponsor a debate with Fox News. On Friday the event was canceled after a series of developments. Barack Obama was freezing out Fox reporters, John Edwards and Bill Richardson announced they wouldn't participate in the debate and, finally, Fox President Roger Ailes (above) brought the whole thing crashing down with a botched bad joke. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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