Team Obama’s Creative Crowd-Sourcing Fail

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2011 Nice try there, Mr President Although he's gotten some lift before from the resuscitated publishing relic that is Rolling Stone magazine, Jann Wenner's music rag didn't give POTUS a pass for a cute idea his promotions team recently cooked up that offered designers the exciting chance (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taibbi’s List: Five Demands for OWS

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2011 Much has been made -- including a lot of noise -- about the Occupy Wall Street movement's supposed lack of a cohesive message or handy list of bullet points to rally around, which even New York Times editors noted is somewhat beside the point Regardless, Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi has come up with five action items for OWS, which (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Military Establishment Takes Three Whacks at Robert Gates

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2011 Robert Gates, who left his role as defense secretary this summer, has drawn criticism from members of the military establishment for allegedly lacking long-term vision, allowing military leaders to usurp civilian control and inadequately briefing and preparing the president for war. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The ‘Kill Team’ Story Gets Worse

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2011 The recent crop of shocking stories about the group of American soldiers -- now known widely as the "Kill Team" -- who formed a death squad to deliberately slaughter Afghan civilians has been topped by a new Rolling Stone exposé that makes matters . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Army Leader Wanted to Go All ‘Psy-Ops’ on U.S. Officials

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2011 Well, this is embarrassing: It's not surprising that two unnamed senators mentioned in this Fox News report about Rolling Stone's latest Afghan war exposé "played down" the possibility that members of the US military stationed in Afghanistan might have tried some woo-woo . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now’: Matt Taibbi’s Still on Wall Street’s Case

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2011 Good thing for that, too, as the middle and lower classes are clearly still feeling the fallout from Wall Street bandits' fraudulent scheming Here, Taibbi names some names and tells Amy Goodman how the architects of our current economic catastrophe got away with their crime so far. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Beaten to Death

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2011 David Kato, a 43-year-old gay rights activist (above, right) in Uganda, was murdered in his home near Kampala on Wednesday, less than four months after his picture was published in a Ugandan tabloid under the words "Hang Them" in a story about gays "recruiting" local schoolchildren. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rolling Stone Finds ‘Lost’ Lennon Interview

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2010 Handily aligning with the unleashing of The Beatles' music into the iTunes computerverse, as well as with the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death, Rolling Stone magazine has published heretofore unreleased portions of the slain Beatle's final interview (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ugandan Paper Stirs Gay Witch Hunt

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2010 In a horrific witch hunt, violent assaults against gays have followed publication in an Ugandan newspaper of an article headlined “100 Pictures of Uganda's Top Homos Leak.” The paper, called “Rolling Stone,” said it plans to continue to publish the names of gay individuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hey Michelle, Read My Book

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 6, 2010 On Tuesday, I received yet another deceptively personal e-mail addressed to “Robert” from Michelle Obama asking me once again to contribute to the “amazing journey” toward “progress” that her husband has led. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gen. McChrystal’s Last Champion

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2010 It might have been better for Gen. Stanley McChrystal if Defense Secretary Robert Gates had piped up a little earlier but, nonetheless, Gates comes to McChrystal's, uh, defense in this interview with The Associated Press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rolling Stone’s Hastings Bags Book Deal

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2010 Rolling Stone scribe Michael Hastings is still riding high from his big score about "Runaway General" Stanley McChrystal -- who has, it should again be noted, been obliged to evacuate the scene of the story since the piece was published -- and now . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )