Pentagon Braces for Latest WikiLeaks Release

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2010 The Pentagon is once again articulating its oft-cited trope that release of classified documents on the WikiLeaks website could endanger U.S. and allied troops and Iraqi civilians as the whistle-blower site prepares to publish even more classified files on the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Driving Phone-Toxicated

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Sep 17, 2010 I am, as of this writing, 144 days away from never again being able to sleep soundly. That is when my 15-year-old daughter, as she delights in constantly reminding me, will receive her learner's permit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Airport X-Ray Scanners Hit the Road

G.W. Schulz / Truthdig Sep 9, 2010 While debate continues in the United States over whole-body imagers, manufacturers of the technology are opening deeper opportunities for themselves elsewhere that could make the controversial machines an even bigger part of everyday life. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

FAA to Fine American Airlines $24.2 Million

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2010 The FAA has proposed its largest fine ever over maintenance violations, which in this case could have caused fires and explosions, according to the regulator. American Airlines can appeal the fine, more than twice as large as the previous record-setting penalty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

100-mph Car Crash Caught on Tape

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2010 Consider this a public service announcement: Stay safe out there. A 19-year-old Ohioan somehow survived this 100-mph crash that severed his airborne car into three pieces. Suddenly our slow-moving Prius is feeling awfully cozy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fishermen Test Troubled Gulf Waters

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2010 Americans get half of their shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico, but that was before it was contaminated by 190 million gallons of oil and 2 million gallons of chemical dispersant. Shrimp season officially started Monday, but it will be some time before we know whether the ravaged Gulf waters -- and American appetites -- are up to it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s Health Care Bill Is Enough to Make You Sick

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 12, 2010 A close reading of the new health care legislation, which will conveniently take effect in 2014 after the next presidential election, is deeply depressing. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Senate Standoff on Unemployment Inches Toward Resolution

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2010 Four Republicans, including Scott Brown of Massachusetts, broke ranks Monday to help Democrats move an extension of unemployment benefits forward. The Dow may be over 11,000 again, but real unemployment is hovering around 17 percent, close to an all-time high. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Administration Approves Profiling at Airports

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2010 The White House is set to announce a new screening regimen that will target passengers based on intelligence about suspected terrorists. Currently, everybody from a list of 14 countries gets special attention. The intel about terrorist suspects had better be more nuanced than dark-skinned or Muslim, or we may just have to go running to the ACLU. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honda Recalls 410,000 Cars

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2010 It's not quite the 8 million vehicles that Toyota has had to swallow, but the next-biggest Japanese automaker announced a recall of its own. Honda is calling 410,000 Odyssey and Element vehicles sold in the U.S. back to the farm to address brake issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Do Toyota and Big Tobacco Have in Common?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2010 Fed up with a certain automotive academic who has been challenging Toyota's claims about its car troubles, the automaker demonstrated similar problems in its competitors' vehicles and fielded a team of experts to argue counterpoint. One of those experts runs a consulting firm for hire that once found no link between secondhand smoke and cancer. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surviving Without a Safety Net

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 9, 2010 People are just barely hanging on at employment offices, homeless shelters, food banks and community centers around the country Help is needed right away and Barack Obama is struggling to give itPeople are just barely hanging on at employment offices around the country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )