Washington Post: President’s Iraq Success Story a ‘Tall’ Tale

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2006 The paper throws cold water on Bush's much-touted claim that the Tall Afar region of Iraq is a case study in the U.S.' ability to help restore stability to a war-torn area. (Check out the transcript of Bush's speech--particularly the unscripted Q & A session at the end.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Powell – Fiscal Folly

Dwayne Powell Mar 20, 2006 Dig deeper

Betting on Iran

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 . Dig deeper

Court OKs Anti-Abortion License Plates

Blair Golson / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 A federal appeals court allows the state of Tennessee to offer anti-abortion license plates that read, "Choose Life." The court says that although the decision to offer the plates may be ill-advised, it does not contravene the First Amendment. Of all the odd places for an abortion-rights battle to show up, state license plates has to be atop the list. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Powell – Nuke Club

Dwayne Powell Mar 17, 2006 Dig deeper

Republicans Play Dead

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 . Dig deeper

The Amazing Expanding American Child

Ken Catalino Mar 10, 2006 Dig deeper

Nuke State Charmer

Dwayne Powell Mar 7, 2006 Dig deeper

Time of Salvation? Uh, Maybe Not

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2006 Stephen Colbert tells us that Bush is a lot like Jesus, and that the recent crop of political sinners could see that if they just had a little faith. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq Headed Squarely Toward Civil War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 A bomb in a vegetable market killed 36 people in Baghdad, prompting the government to announce a one-day ban on all vehicles in the city This comes on the heels of similarly deadly bombings Wednesday and the day before The Washington Post put the death toll of this recent spate of violence at over 1,300 What's worse, America's spy chief tells Congress that the violence could destabilize the entire region--which would completely upend one of Bush's main reasons for invasion in the first place. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bad Medicine

Dwayne Powell Mar 1, 2006 Dig deeper

David Thomson on the Oscar Best-Film Candidates: Worthy, but Not Great

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 The renowned film critic talks about this year's crop of small, issue-driven movies, and why "the liberal faction in Hollywood are much better at going to parties and raising money than actually making challenging films." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )