Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 29, 2014
Israeli spokesmen are working from a secret PR playbook to "influence the media and public opinion" on their bloody military campaign on the Gaza Strip, Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn contends at The Independent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 5, 2013
British authorities suspect David Miranda of a terrorist act because they say he carried documents from whistle-blower Edward Snowden; Obamacare is merely feeding Wall Street more of Americans' money; meanwhile, President Obama has cracked down on pot. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigAug 1, 2013
The rapid evolution of attitudes toward gay marriage is a wonder to behold. On few issues has public opinion moved as quickly or decisively. Many who are against the formal recognition of homosexual unions are now resigned to the reality they will eventually become commonplace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Robert Reich / TruthdigMar 31, 2013
Recent polls show Americans would rather reduce the deficit by raising taxes than by cutting Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, education and transportation. Yet Congress seems incapable of making that kind of deal. Some 65 percent of Americans want to raise taxes on large corporations, but both parties are heading in precisely the opposite direction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 24, 2010
As French President Nicolas Sarkozy tries to push through a reform plan to increase the retirement age, protests and strikes have wreaked havoc on the country and sent Sarkozy's approval rating into a tailspin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 22, 2010
At a point when news from the Afghanistan war seems to be at its worst ever -- low public support in the US, record-level casualties and falling confidence in NATO's mission -- new bad news tells of at least 21 people being killed, including U troops, children and Afghan security force members, in a span of only 48 hours. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 20, 2010
The shelf life of the war in Afghanistan seems to be nearing expiration, with roughly four in 10 Americans now backing the nine-year effort, a decline in support that echoes the fact that eight in 10 believe the conditions in Afghanistan will remain the same or worsen over the next year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 18, 2009
Despite his 11th-hour bid to tilt the public approval meter slightly in his direction and put a good word in about his own legacy (see farewell address), outgoing President Bush has been slapped back by an apparently unimpressed public, as demonstrated by a recent New York Times/CBS News poll. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 18, 2008
A poll by The Washington Post-ABC News reports that nine in 10 Americans rate the economy negatively, with a majority of those polled believing it to be in "poor" shape. Support of the U.S. war in Iraq is also down, with six in 10 Americans rejecting the administration's argument that the conflict is an effective defense against terrorism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigJun 21, 2007
Massachusetts is once again leading the nation against the forces of tyranny. The state that radically approved same-sex unions to the apparent horror of the rest of the country now finds itself increasingly in the mainstream of public opinion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 1, 2006
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) blasts the president's speech in an exclusive Truthdig podcast. | Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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