Gay, Godly and Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 Salon reviews a thoughtful new book that examines the mental anguish suffered by homosexual Christians who enter residential programs to battle their sexual desires. (Reg. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Feminist Blogs Afire Over Oral Sex Debate

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 Salon wittily wades through a debate raging in the feminist blogosphere over whether the act of a woman performing oral sex on a man is inherently demeaning. It's reg req'd for Salon, but Pandagon sums up most of the argument on her free site. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sidney Blumenthal: Bush Sr. Tried to Replace Rumsfeld

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2006 The former president waged a secret campaign earlier this year to replace the secretary of defense with a retired four-star general, according to Sidney Blumenthal. (Pay wall / ad-watching req'd.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spare the Quarter-Inch Plumbing Supply Line, Spoil the Child

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 Salon chronicles a growing Christian fundamentalist parenting practice of hitting and otherwise harming one's children to "train them up." The practice is directly linked to the death of a 4-year-old who was suffocated underneath blankets to keep him from leaving his bed. (Reg. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Return of the Brainless Hussies

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 Salon writer Rebecca Traister examines why today's most prominent young female role models seem to be "jiggly video stars, boobie-flashing twits, half-clad clotheshorses and label-whoring anorexics." (Reg. or advert. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Forever Pregnant

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 Salon writer Rebecca Traister sounds off on new "Orwellian" federal guidelines that treat all women as pre-pregnant--regardless of whether or not they plan on being so any time soon. "Healthcare authorities," she writes, are "letting you know why your health as a woman really matters"--i.e. as baby incubators. Salon link (reg. req'd) Washington Post story Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Salon Probes the Post’s Impotence Myth

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Salon writer Rebecca Traister doesn't buy the Washington Post's big story about the causes behind an alleged rise in impotence among college students. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Media Lapdogs

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2006 In a new book, Salon senior writer Eric Boehlert chronicles "one of the great journalistic collapses of our time": the media's failure to sufficiently challenge the president in the run-up to the Iraq war. Check out the extended excerpt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Abu Ghraib Files

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 Salon presents a horrifying new gallery of 279 photos and 19 videos of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )