Giuliani’s Pandering Backfires

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 30, 2007 The first big scandal confronting Rudy Giuliani in his presidential quest has nothing to do with his personal life, his governing style in New York City, or his associations with people such as Bernie Kerik, his police commissioner now under criminal investigation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NFL Star Discovers That Londoners Speak English

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2007 Clearly doing little to raise America's profile abroad, Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder said that, until his team was booked to play against the New York Giants at London's Wembley Stadium, he didn't know that people in England spoke English. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rudy’s Baseball Betrayal

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2007 In an act of political expediency that makes Mitt Romney look like a paragon of consistency, Rudy Giuliani has backed the hated Boston Red Sox in the World Series. New York, home of Giuliani's beloved Yankees, is aghast. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Consumer Takes iPhone Price-Cut Rage to Court

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2007 All those eager Apple aficionados who waited in line for days to get their grabby hands on the first crop of iPhones for $599 a pop, only to watch in despair as stragglers bought them but two months later for a whopping $200 less, may sympathize with an angry New York woman who clearly will not be placated by Steve Jobs' scrambly attempt at refunding his way back into customers' hearts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Free Speech Ain’t Free. Oh, Wait a Minute. Yeah, It Is.

Will Durst / Truthdig Sep 29, 2007 After all the brouhaha in New York this week, this seems like a good time to have us a little chat about free speech. Not restricted free speech. Not partial free speech. Not pseudo-, semi-, counterfeit, limited free speech. Not free speech on Wednesdays between 2 and 3 p.m. EDT. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Video Roundup: Ahmadinejad at Columbia University

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2007 The Largest Minority has put together a collection of video clips from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia University on Monday, complete with Columbia President Lee Bollinger's controversial introductory remarks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadenijad’s N.Y. Visit Triggers Protests, Upsets

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad was branded a "madman" on the front page of the New York Daily News on Monday, the day he was set to speak at Columbia University amid widespread protests and not so subtle references to Adolf Hitler, whom Columbia's Public Affairs Acting Dean John Coatsworth said would also have been allowed to speak on campus, at least in his pre-Holocaust era. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Guns ‘n’ Roses for Giuliani

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2007 Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani was busy sweet-talking a group of National Rifle Association members in Washington, D.C., on Friday when he received a call from a very special lady. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad Denied 9/11 Tribute

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had hoped to lay a wreath at ground zero during his upcoming visit to New York "in order to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorists attack of Sept. 11, 2001," but local authorities and America's U.N. ambassador have both said no way to the request. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘Seagull’ Soars

Eunice Wong / Truthdig Sep 19, 2007 The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" seems, at first, to be merely a skillful and familiar rendition of a masterpiece. But like many great works of art, the power of this production is cumulative. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Services Mark Sixth Anniversary of 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2007 Mourners, visitors and public figures converged in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania to observe the anniversary of Sept. 11 at or near the sites where the terrorist attacks took place six years ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ignoring the Other Victims of 9/11

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 11, 2007 When the National Guard helicoptered her husband, Mark, to Staten Island to work as a wireless technician setting up a communications network for thousands of emergency workers who were descending upon Lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, Jeanmarie DeBiase did not know this would begin the unraveling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )