Trump Involvement in Pa. Race Seen as Test of GOP Strength

JILL COLVIN and BILL BARROW / The Associated Press Jan 18, 2018 The president talks at a factory in campaigning for Rick Saccone in a House contest that is shaping up as the newest indicator of what might happen in this year's midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Who, Us Bloodthirsty?

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Jan 31, 2011 In an age challenged by separating real life from reality programming or the absurdly heightened reality that comes from merely being on TV, no one seems to want to err on the side of compassion.In an age challenged by separating real life from reality programming, no one seems to want to err on the side of compassion. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

G-20 Muscles G-7 Aside

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2009 It looks like the G-20 is set to permanently replace the G-7 as the world's dominant economic forum, an indirect admission that there was something unfair about the world's seven wealthiest countries deciding economic policy for the entire globe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Outs Iranian Nuclear Site

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2009 Following Thursday's U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at halting nuclear proliferation, President Obama announced Friday that Iran has concealed a partly built second uranium enrichment plant. The Iranians admitted existence of the plant but asserted that it would be used only for peaceful purposes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Globalization Goes Bankrupt

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 21, 2009 The rage of the disposed is fracturing the country, dividing it into camps that are unmoored from the political mainstream. Movements are building on the ends of the political spectrum that have lost faith in the mechanisms of democratic change. You can’t blame them. But unless we on the left move quickly, this rage will be captured by a virulent and racist right wing, one that seeks a disturbing proto-fascism. The rage of the disposed is fracturing the country, dividing it into camps that are unmoored from the political mainstream. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Go to Pittsburgh, Young Man, and Defy Your Empire

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 31, 2009 Voices of change, who speak in powerful and yet unfamiliar words, are on their way to Pittsburgh. They will cry out to defy the heads of state, bankers and finance ministers meeting there for the G-20.When the failed elite arrive in Pittsburgh for G-20, they will be met by powerful new ideas. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Faux Attack ‘Victim’ Ordered to Undergo Counseling

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2008 Ashley Todd, the 20-year-old McCain campaign volunteer who admitted that she had made up her story about being mugged by a 6' 4" black man who carved a "B" into her face on Oct. 22, has been released from jail under the condition that she undergo psychiatric treatment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Police: Tale of Politically Motivated Attack Was a Lie

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2008 A story that Matt Drudge seized upon Thursday, about a 20-year-old McCain campaign volunteer who claimed she was assaulted near a Pittsburgh ATM by a large African-American man who took $60 from her and carved a "B" into her face after noticing a McCain sticker on her car, was fabricated by the alleged victim, according to police. Updated Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )