Romney’s Cold War Ponzi Scheme

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 26, 2012 Obama, the naive community organizer, thinks the foreign policy debate is about national security, but Romney, the quintessential vulture capitalist, knows that it's always been about maximizing profit.Obama thinks foreign policy is about national security, but Romney, the vulture capitalist, knows that it's always been about maximizing profit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

If a Republican Were President

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 13, 2011 If a Republican were president, there would be millions of properly coiffed middle-class Democrats and independents at those Occupy Wall Street marches, and no questions asked as to what they really want. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Welcome Back, PNAC

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2008 After a brief hiatus, which happened to coincide with the last phase of the presidential campaign season, the Project for a New American Century's Web site is back up and running, thanks to Bill Kristol and his chums at the neocon think tank. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hell to Pay

Elliot D. Cohen / Truthdig Oct 31, 2008 Sen. John McCain's ideological ties to the Bush-Cheney administration have mostly passed beneath the radar of the mainstream media, but if McCain loses the presidential race to Barack Obama, his neoconservative legacy could erupt into the open with a force that should not be underestimated. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

John McCain’s Chilling Project for America

Elliot D. Cohen / Truthdig Jun 13, 2008 John McCain has long been a major player in a radical militaristic group driven by an ideology of global expansionism and dominance attained through perpetual, pre-emptive, unilateral, multiple wars. Over its two terms, the George W. Bush administration has planted the seeds for this geopolitical master plan, and now appears to be counting on the McCain administration, if one comes to power, to nurture it. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Better Luck Next Time

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2006 With the disastrous Project for the New American Century reduced to one lonely employee and the fiasco in Iraq continuing to unravel, the BBC's Paul Reynolds takes a look at the last days of neoconservatism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maher: ‘You Can’t Call Yourself a Think Tank if All Your Ideas Are Stupid’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2006 Bill Maher delivers a stirring and passionate rebuke to the neocons who so tragically misplanned the Iraq war. (Video & Transcript) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert to Kristol: ‘Which Dictator Do We Take Down Next?’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 "The Colbert Report" host achieves what few traditional media interviewers can do: make neocon leader William Kristol stammer and sweat about his support for the Iraq invasion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )