Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 1, 2014
The vindictiveness toward Edward Snowden in official Washington has nothing to do with law breaking and everything to do with the privileges of power. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 12, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including details of a bipartisan agreement on immigration and the reason Donald Trump is willing to help the White House financially. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 3, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including an update on Hillary Clinton's health and a House Republican who says you shouldn't send any more donations to his fellow GOP congressmen. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 2, 2012
Many journalists become grudgingly used to the fact that their work has little to no visible effect on the course of world events When conservative writer Joshua Trevino was let go from The Guardian last month, Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the pro-Palestinian news and opinion site The Electronic Intifada, wasn't one of them For a moment last week, Ali Abunimah wasn't one of them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMar 11, 2011
"There is nothing radical or un-American in holding these hearings," Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., claimed Thursday as he launched his McCarthyite probe of American Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigMar 11, 2011
Overwrought Reagan/Bush-era pop culture first equated "terrorist" with "Muslim," using sporadic atrocities committed by individual Islamic extremists to demonize all Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMar 11, 2011
Stigmatizing Muslims and their faith may win airtime for Rep. Peter King and draw cameras to his committee, but it does nothing to advance the security of the United States. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMar 8, 2011
Rep. Peter King is about to convene hearings whose premise offends our nation's founding ideals and whose targets are law-abiding members of a religious minority. King has decided to investigate Islam. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 7, 2009
Any salient points that hard-boiled Long Island Congressman Peter King made about the media's Michael Jackson fixation were, for one, overshadowed by his descriptions of Jackson as a "low-life" and a "pedophile," and also apparently lost on certain mainstream media outlets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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