46% of Americans Cling to Creationism

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 9, 2012 A Gallup poll last month revealed that almost half of Americans are anti-empiricists -- that is, they trust ancient descriptions of the world they live in over scientific explanations developed through a direct experience of it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Same-Sex Marriage

Milt Priggee, Cagle Cartoons, www.miltpriggee.com Mar 4, 2012 Dig deeper

Right-Wing Press Ignores Terrorist Attack on Clinic

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2011 Did you hear that a Planned Parenthood clinic in McKinney, Texas, was firebombed last Tuesday? If you read only the conservative press, then chances are you didn't. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Falwell’s School Rolling in Federal Aid

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2011 Given that so many of the religious right's mainstream leaders regularly spurn public assistance programs for allegedly creating government dependency, the fact that the late evangelist Jerry Falwell's Liberty University took $445 million in federal aid last year has been turning quite a few heads in the media. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Much

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Romney’s Walk on a Tightrope

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2007 The former Massachusetts governor must stop the advance of presidential rival and Baptist minister Mike Huckabee, but he has to tread a careful line in addressing religious issues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Romney, Giuliani Woo Religious Right

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2007 One by one, the Republican presidential contenders are going a'courtin', stating their positions on gay marriage, abortion, religion and other high-priority issues of a crucial conservative constituency: the religious right. On Friday, Mitt Romney made his case to the Values Voters Summit, gingerly handling the matter of his Mormon faith, while Giuliani pitched woo on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hedges Explores Colbert’s Alternate Reality

BLANK Feb 12, 2007 Here at Truthdig, we can't get enough of Chris Hedges and his takedown of the radical Christian right. (See our interview with him.) So here's the "American Fascists" author (No. 29 at Amazon.com) holding his own against Stephen Colbert's absurdist onslaught. Jump for videos. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Luckovich: Mary Cheney Damage Control

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Dec 8, 2006 Dig deeper