For the GOP, a Tough Sell

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 22, 2008 How on earth is the Republican Party going to sell John McCain? Once the Democrats stop doing the job, I mean. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The $3-Trillion War

James Harris / Truthdig Apr 16, 2008 Harvard scholar Linda Bilmes speaks about the book on the Iraq war's costs that she wrote with Joseph Stiglitz. The two former Truthdiggers of the Week have been working hard to uncover even more hidden expenses for the war, which they estimate will cost the taxpayers and their children trillions of dollars. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Tough Sell

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Mar 3, 2008 Dig deeper

Smearing Code Pink

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Nov 6, 2007 In the beginning -- back when most Americans believed Saddam Hussein was responsible for 9/11, when Rumsfeld was known for his quick verbal jabs and not the quagmire in Iraq, and when Bush still could hope to be revered as a great wartime president -- the women of Code Pink would stand quietly in front of the White House and hope someone would take their fliers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cashing In on Terror

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 31, 2007 Not to stoke any of the inane conspiracy theories running wild on the Internet, but if Osama bin Laden wasn't on the payroll of Lockheed-Martin or some other large defense contractor, he deserves to have been. What a boondoggle 9/11 has been for the merchants of war, who this week announced yet another quarter of whopping profits made possible by George Bush's pretending to fight terrorism by throwing money at outdated Cold War-style weapons systems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chalmers Johnson on America’s Forgotten War

Chalmers Johnson / Truthdig Oct 26, 2007 The best-selling author of "The Sorrows of Empire" takes a look at David Halberstam's critical history of the Korean War. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Just Ask the Iraqis

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 13, 2007 Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, to no one's surprise, think the "surge" is working. So what if a majority of Iraqis disagree with them? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Next Quagmire

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 3, 2007 By all indications, the United States is about to attack Iran. Expect a regional catastrophe to follow, propelled by impotent diplomacy and inane media. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Quagmire Quiz

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Aug 27, 2007 Dig deeper

Cheney’s Tune Has Changed

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2007 Not too long ago, Dick Cheney actually made sense. The subject was the occupation of Iraq and why he thought it was a bad idea, or a "quagmire," as he put it at the time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beyond Disaster

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 6, 2007 The Pulitzer Prize-winning Mideast observer warns that the situation in Iraq is about to get much, much worse, whether we stay or leave. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will Bush Be the Last Hawk Standing?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 21, 2007 Last week, George W. Bush invited nine conservative pundits to the White House for what amounted to a pep talk, with the president providing all the pep. Many of the columnists have described his demeanor as incongruously sunny, but some of the accounts are downright scary. Could the whole world be out of touch, or is it just him? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )