Emma Niles / TruthdigAug 30, 2017
Critics chime in on social media in response to an op-ed titled "Three Cheers for Cultural Appropriation." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 1, 2016
The Green Party presidential nominee is also coming under fire for her own rhetoric on race after trying to explain vice presidential pick Ajamu Baraka’s inflammatory statement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigDec 31, 2015
At year's end, I want to offer a word to my conservative and libertarian readers whose patience I try regularly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2012
According to Paul Krugman, GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is a lot like Rosie Ruiz, the first woman to cross the finish line in the 1980 Boston Marathon. Ruiz was subsequently stripped of that victory when it turned out she hadn't actually run most of the race. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 17, 2011
Nicholas Kristof writes in The New York Times that, although there are parallels between the revolutionary protests in Egypt and the occupation of Wall Street, Americans actually experience worse income inequality than Egyptians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 7, 2011
There are plenty of reasons to shout about Barack Obama's performance as president, and sharp, strident indictments of his White House failures are in abundant supply But for those whose ears are ringing, Emory University psychology professor Drew Westen's gentle dismantling (more)Emory University psychology professor Drew Westen delivers a gentle but devastating critique of Obama's presidency in the Sunday New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 17, 2011
"My administration has not curtailed the rights of gun owners," the president boasted, "it has expanded them, including allowing people to carry their guns in national parks and wildlife refuges." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ruth Marcus / TruthdigMar 25, 2010
The partisan segmentation of newspapers that existed in the early part of last century is gone, along with too many newspapers themselves, only to be replaced by partisan segmentation in other forms of media. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 1, 2009
In a move that might spur some anti-Bushie types to nervously consult the Mayan calendar, The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto has offered up none other than Dick Cheney as his pick for president in 2012 -- under the condition that the former veep is right about how to deal with the threat of terrorism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2008
Sorry, John McCain, but The New York Times doesn't publish just any presidential candidate. A week after Barack Obama's "My Plan for Iraq" appeared in the paper of record, a similar essay by John McCain was rejected on the grounds that it recycled attacks against his rival while offering little new information about his own war plans, according to the Drudge Report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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