Okinawans March Against U.S. Base

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2010 Tens of thousands of Okinawans joined a rally on Sunday, demanding that a US Marine air base be moved off Okinawa The protest comes amid speculation that the U government is ready to accept an alternative plan to relocate the base to another part of the Japanese island. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Immigration Debate Finds Center In Phoenix

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 A huge rally will converge in Phoenix on Saturday with activists calling for federal action to address Arizona's immigration problems. At the center of it all is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a man accused of racial profiling in his notorious crusade against undocumented immigrants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gravel’s Lament: Fighting Another Dumb War

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 14, 2009 Few voices in American politics have been as consistent, as reasoned and as moral as his, which is one reason why Mike Gravel, on a chilly December morning, is in front of the White House, not inside it.Few voices have been as reasoned and as moral as his, which is one reason why Mike Gravel is in front of the White House, not inside it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kucinich, Hedges, Nader Rally at the White House

BLANK Dec 14, 2009 A who's who of opponents of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan spoke at a rally at Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, on Saturday. Chris Hedges, Ralph Nader, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Sarah Palin Reveals Shocking Racial Discrimination Against Husband

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2008 When confronted with a tough question by an African-American fellow wondering why he's the only minority member at a McCain-Palin rally in Jeffersonville, Ind., Sarah Palin reaches out with a personal revelation of her own. Here's a teaser: "We live it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Crazy Scared Across America

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2008 John McCain's supporters are plenty scared that a secret terrorist-loving Muslim could take over the White House. Meanwhile, Barack Obama's supporters think there's nothing scarier than Sarah Palin. At last, fear has brought both sides together. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Draws Record Crowd to St. Louis Rally

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2008 Barack Obama drew the largest crowd of his presidential campaign, 100,000 people, on Saturday at a rally in St. Louis. The Illinois senator had been behind in the race in Missouri until very recently. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al-Jazeera Profiles Fanatics … in Small-Town Ohio

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2008 Here's what one McCain-Palin supporter had to say about Barack Obama: "I don't like the fact that he thinks us white people are trash, because we're not." No, the people who think that may not be trash, but they are full of nonsense, as are those in this clip who declare that Obama is a terrorist. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Olbermann to McCain: Suspend Your Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2008 Keith Olbermann took time on "Countdown" Tuesday night for a "Special Comment" about the outbreak of hostility toward Barack Obama at recent McCain-Palin rallies, holding John McCain directly responsible for stirring up the crowds. "These people are speaking for you," Olbermann insisted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Tries to Cool Anti-Obama Fervor

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2008 Here's the video footage of John McCain attempting to calm his riled-up audience by calling Barack Obama a "decent" person (and also not an "Arab," as one bewildered audience member claims) during a campaign stop in Minnesota on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Booed at Rally for Calling Obama ‘Decent’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2008 Looks like John McCain is attempting to put a lid on the hostility directed at his rival, Barack Obama, during McCain-Palin rallies, but some of the Republican presidential candidate's supporters aren't happy with this suggested change of tone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )