Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul, Dianne Feinstein vs. Ted Cruz, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 15, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a Reuters editor is indicted on suspicion of aiding hackers and Barack Obama wants Democratic lawmakers to know he's not Dick Cheney. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mountain of Corporate Cash Sits Idle (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 20, 2012 Figures from the Internal Revenue Service suggest that nonfinance companies based in the United States are holding more than $5 trillion in cash, triple what the Federal Reserve reports -- idle money that Reuters columnist David Cay Johnston suggests would be better spent creating jobs, paying dividends and sharing the burden of taxes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High School All Over Again

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 10, 2012 Washington journalism is like high school It has the same cool kids, mean girls, social rankings and the big prom—the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner But unlike what happens in high school, the insular behavior of the Washington media affects the whole nation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

David Cay Johnston: Social Security Is Not Going Broke

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2012 "Which federal program took in more than it spent last year, added $95 billion to its surplus and lifted 20 million Americans of all ages out of poverty?" finance columnist David Cay Johnston asks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Government by Death Panel

David Sirota / Truthdig Oct 14, 2011 The White House's reported "kill list" reminds us that government death panels in general are anything but rare -- they are all around us, making blood-curdling decisions to kill people all the time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gates Defends U.S. Soldiers’ Actions in Infamous Video

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2010 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has defended the U.S. soldiers who were made infamous in a video released by the website Wikileaks last week, saying the critiques of those who fired upon and killed a group of reporters and civilians lack context. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Video Shows Gunning Down of Journalists and Iraqi Civilians

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2010 The website WikiLeaks has found and decrypted a 2007 video showing a US Apache helicopter firing on more than a dozen people, including two Reuters journalists The U military previously denied knowing how the journalists and civilians died. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hamas Official Killed, U.N. Compound Hit in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2009 Another high-ranking Hamas official, Interior Minister Said Siyam, was killed on Thursday near Gaza City, according to Israeli and Hamas sources. Israeli leaders faced international criticism after their forces also struck both the United Nations compound and a high-rise in Gaza City where several media organizations are based. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Barney Goes Rogue

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2008 Perhaps the heightened emotion and tension of this election season got to First Dog Barney Bush on Thursday: The president's wee Scottie, clearly out of sorts, munched down on a Reuters reporter's finger. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Accused of Jailing Journalists Without a Just Cause

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2008 An Iraqi cameraman working for such distinguished news organizations as the BBC, Reuters and NPR was recently detained by the U.S. military for nearly a month. It was but the latest questionable detention in what critics view as a pattern of intimidation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reuters Opening ‘Second Life’ Virtual Bureau

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2006 The news agency becomes the latest corporate brand to set up shop in the virtual online world. It will put out stories about this rapidly growing parallel universe. Amazing stuff. Earlier: a big magazine piece on Second Life Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )