Left, Right & Center

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2006 Join Truthdig's Robert Scheer, along with Arianna Huffington, Tony Blankley and Lawrence O'Donnell, for a lively discussion on the week in politics, policy and culture. This week: Cease-Fire--Who Won, Who Lost? Warrantless Wiretap Decision and Appeal; A Review of Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Left, Right, and Center

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2006 On this week's episode: Iraq Civil War?; Will Israel Fighting Ever Stop?; Fidel; Mel Gibson; Min-wage, Death-Tax Debates Die. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Evangelical Pastor Disowns Church Role in Conservative Politics

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2006 A Minnesota megachurch leader says "the church should steer clear of politics, give up moralizing on sexual issues, stop claiming the United States as a 'Christian nation' and stop glorifying American military campaigns." Amen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Religious Left Leader: Jesus Was Mum on Gays, Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 "Jesus never said one word about homosexuality, never said one word about civil marriage or abortion," said a prominent religious left leader in an article about religious progressives trying to regain the political ground they lost after the MLK Jr era (h/t: Huff Po) The mixing of religion and politics is a bad idea regardless of the ideological slant But until Sam Harris wins that argument (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: The Politics of Greed

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 "Anyone who doesn't think this is a country where the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer needs to check the numbers -- this is Bush country, where a rising tide lifts all yachts." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Could Lunacy Explain Bush’s Policies?

Molly Ivins / Truthdig May 16, 2006 "Craziness would make a certain amount of sense I mean, you announce you are going to militarize the Mexican border, but you assure the president of Mexico you are not militarizing the border It's quite possible that lunacy and politics are closely related". Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Problem With ‘Christianists’

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2006 Conservative writer Andrew Sullivan is angry about the way Republicans have intertwined faith and politics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rev. Madison Shockley: Christian Coalition in the Fray

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig May 2, 2006 The religious advocacy group is inserting itself into the fight over the San Diego congressional seat of disgraced ex-Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McClellan Quits, Rove Is Shifted

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 In the continuing White House shake-up, the presidential spokesman bows out, and Rove, who was just recently promoted to deputy chief of staff, relinquishes those duties to focus on politics. Dig deeper

DailyKos Blogger Finds His Voice and Fends off Success

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2006 The San Francisco Chronicle profiles the man behind DailyKos, the Internet's most popular liberal blog. He says the blog has earned him $80,000 a year--plus a book contract. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Seven Questions: What’s Next for Iraq?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2006 An Arabic-speaking U.S. reporter in Iraq talks about the possible collapse of the country, and urges American policymakers to make friendly overtures toward Iran. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Leader to U.S.: Stop Meddling

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 Jafaari rebuffs Bush's alleged call for him to step down, telling Washington to stop interfering in Iraq's politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )