Jim Webb to Military Gays: Not So Fast, Mary

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2010 Democratic Sen. Jim Webb says he won't vote for the compromise ending the ban on gays in the military until the Pentagon completes its review of the policy, even though the whole point of the compromise is that the ban wouldn't actually end until the military completes its review. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Political Preschool

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig May 20, 2010 In understanding the foibles of politicians, I've always found it is a benefit to have spent large amounts of time with toddlers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tea Party Express Rolls Into D.C.

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2010 A crowd of tea party types pitched camp in Washington, D.C., for a "tax day" demonstration Thursday, waving their usual socialism-themed signage and talking smack about their three least favorite people on Capitol Hill: President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why You Should Want to Pay Higher Taxes

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Apr 15, 2010 The notion that taxes are bad for the middle class is akin to the notion that cigarette smoking is harmless, and it should be dealt with by similar means. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Catcher in the Rye’ Author J.D. Salinger Dies at 91

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 Time magazine fancifully describes author J.D. Salinger, who died Wednesday at age 91, as "the hermit crab of American letters." That's because after achieving literary fame with his 1951 (and only) novel, "The Catcher in the Rye," Salinger wasn't too keen on being in the public eye. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Connor Obliquely Critiques SCOTUS Campaign Finance Ruling

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2010 Granted, Sandra Day O'Connor is retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, to which she was a Ronald Reagan nominee, but during a law school conference Tuesday at Gerogetown, the former justice still made concerned noises about the top court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California’s Folly — Prop. 13

Arthur Blaustein / Truthdig Jan 26, 2010 California now struggles with fiscal and social disaster because of a 32-year-old initiative that makes raising revenues and passing budgets nearly impossible. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Democratic Corporatism Brings Reagan Back From the Grave

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 In a state where Democrats outnumber the GOP by a 3-to-1 margin, little-known Republican Scott Brown defeated his rival by demonizing the government and taxes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oh, the Naiveté, Mr. Krugman

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2009 Here we have one of those columns that might have initially been missed (even by those of us who blog fastidiously about such things) that bears repeating, or re-posting, as the case may be: We submit, for your consideration, Paul Krugman's latest column. That is all. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Deep Presidential Bowing (in Bed)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2009 President Barack Obama clearly brought great shame upon his nation by taking a deep bow from the waist during his recent visit to Japan. This ill-conceived gesture undoubtedly revealed that he's weaker than Karl Rove's chin -- and that was even before he got to China. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Four-Letter Word

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Hi Ho, American Capitalism

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2009 What's wrong with the American economic system? That's what "Capitalism: A Love Story" auteur Michael Moore wants to know, and Sen. Bernie Sanders is on hand to answer him in his latest installment of Brave New Films' "Senator Sanders Unfiltered" series. (Hint: It has something to do with "an unfettered, cowboy-type capitalism" that stems largely from the Reagan era.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )