China Targets $3 Billion of U.S. Goods in Tariff Spat

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 China announces a list of U.S. goods for possible retaliation in a tariff dispute with President Trump and girds for a bigger battle over technology policy as financial markets sink on fears of global disruption. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Grab a Fork, Mealworm Time Is Approaching

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 Bad news, meat lovers and occasional carnivores. Insects could become the sustainable meat of the future if world leaders do nothing and global warming remakes the climate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mmmm, Test-Tube Hamburgers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2012 Here's a new Frankenfood twist on classic cuisine: A team of scientists in the Netherlands are this close to producing a hamburger made of meat generated from stem cells. Soon, we will be able to enjoy the delicious taste of test-tube hamburgers and other prime laboratory-grade delicacies (but at a price). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boeing Boondoggle: Pork Can Fly

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 2, 2011 “The gift that keeps on giving” should have been the headline on the Pentagon’s decision to award the Boeing Co a $35 billion defense contract Defense of the nation, of course, had nothing to do with it . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pink Pork Edition

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 Why pork is the new Viagra, tech companies need to stop treating women like girls and what documentarians do when the cameras are off. All this and more on today's list. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

House Passes Earmark-Heavy Spending Bill

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2009 On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved a massive spending bill, totaling $447 billion, which includes quite a few earmarks. In fact, 5,224 earmarks made their way into the bill, adding up to about $3.9 billion. This did not please House Republicans, of whom not a single member voted for the measure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lab-Grown Pig Even Vegetarians Can Eat

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2009 Dutch scientists are doing their bit to address the food crisis, the climate crisis and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals by growing pork meat from muscle cells harvested from a live pig. Their hope is to turn the cells from one animal into the meat from a million without killing any. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Reflection, Pigs Are Smart

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2009 With all the bad press that pigs have been getting of late, owing to the swine flu scourge, it's good to see that an academic journal, Animal Behaviour, has given our porcine friends a PR boost in the form of a study that shows pigs know how to identify themselves, and explore their surroundings, using mirrors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Takes Aim at Defense Industry, Pork-Loving Politicians

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2009 Elements of the U.S. defense industry have yet to join the rest of the country in the post-Cold-War reality, according to President Obama, who also gave legislators who capitalize on the defense budget for self-serving reasons a verbal spanking as he addressed an audience of veterans in Phoenix on Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will Republicans Back an Obama Hugger?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 15, 2009 When Charlie Crist, Florida's popular governor, announced this week that he would run for the U.S. Senate, it was the best news the Republican Party has had in an otherwise unpleasant year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fear and Carnage in Washington, D.C.

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2009 Are the Democrats taking a page from the former administration, ramping up the fear-mongering factor in order to sway Americans to support their cause -- in this case, the pork-packed stimulus bill? Stephen Colbert investigates and gets ready to meet Jesus at his local Arby's. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin and Pork

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Sep 10, 2008 Dig deeper