Obama Delivered Bunker-Buster Bombs to Israel

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2011 A report published in Newsweek on Monday reveals that President Obama secretly sold 55 deep-penetrating bombs to Israel in 2009, while publicly pressuring Israeli leaders to pursue concessions with Palestinians. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Harman Preps for Career Change

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2011 Los Angeles' own Rep Jane Harman is gearing up to leave Capitol Hill in order to head up the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, according to reports that surfaced Monday Her exit isn't expected to change the composition of the House (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Debt Commission; Obama’s Overseas Bust

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2010 The commission to study how to get federal debt under control floated a trial balloon when it released recommendations by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and it seems that just about nobody likes or believes what they're saying. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Journalism’s Big Investigations Sliding Into a Big Pit

T.L. Caswell / Truthdig Aug 3, 2010 Massive projects like The Washington Post’s “Top Secret America” are on the endangered-species list as the large metropolitan dailies go into decline, and that’s bad for the nation.Massive projects like The Washington Post’s “Top Secret America” are on the endangered-species list as the large metropolitan dailies decline. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Newsweek Is Sold to 91-Year-Old Stereo Magnate

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2010 Sidney Harman, husband of Rep. Jane Harman, is probably best known as the founder of audio equipment company Harman/Kardon. He is about to be the owner -- a word he says makes him cringe -- of troubled Newsweek magazine. According to a press release, Harman has indicated he intends to keep a majority of the staff. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jonathan Alter: Health Care Puts Obama in FDR’s League

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2010 Newsweek senior editor and columnist Jonathan Alter talks about his new book, "The Promise: President Obama, Year One," and why "Just by getting health care through [Barack Obama is] now standing alone with Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson in terms of domestic achievement"The Newsweek columnist says, "Just by getting health care through ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Freedom From Porn Edition

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2010 What Obama hasn't learned about offshore oil drilling, why Steve Jobs and Apple want to offer "freedom from porn," and how GM bamboozled the country into thinking it repaid its bailout money. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Worst Popes Edition

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2010 Glenn Beck's Mormon masterpiece theater, why humans sigh, the 10 worst popes (and no, Benedict isn't among them) and Aaron Sorkin's response to the Newsweek gay actor saga. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Glee’ Creator Calls for Newsweek Boycott

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2010 Oh, it's on now: Ryan Murphy, the mind behind Fox's camp-tastic hit show "Glee," is lowering the boom on Newsweek, urging readers to boycott the magazine after columnist Ramin Setoodeh questioned a "Glee" character's credibility (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Newsweek Scribe Setoodeh Defends Gay Actor Critique

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2010 Newsweek's Ramin Setoodeh is careful to point out, in this MSNBC interview clip, that he counts himself among the many members of America's gay community That assertion may not do much to placate his critics who took offense (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Newsweek Tells Italy to ‘Dump Berlusconi’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2009 It's not clear whether the editors of Newsweek believe they hold any diplomatic power, but they've gone ahead and told Italy to "dump" its scandal magnet of a prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, in the magazine's European edition this week. Let's see whether Time can top this. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Limbaugh: His ‘Call for Segregation’ Was Made in Jest

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2009 Conservative radio behemoth Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves Friday to refute reports that he had called for racial segregation the previous day while commenting on a school bus brawl between black and white teenagers. Limbaugh argued that he had been joking and that liberals with "no sense of humor" had recast his sarcastic riff in a literal light. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )