Fifth Debate Reveals How Eager the Republican Candidates Are for More War

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2015 At the final debate of 2015, the Republican presidential candidates laid out how each would be a wartime president, with the most aggressive pledging to rebuild and unleash the full force of the military to slaughter Islamic State globally, confront Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Syria and eastern Europe and conduct cyber warfare and other actions against China. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Top 10 Lies and Distortions From the GOP Debate

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2015 Another GOP debate, another steaming pile of half-truths, lies and pseudo-facts. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Fifth GOP Debate: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 16, 2015 If ever there was any doubt, the main topic during the first part of the fifth Republican presidential debate was indeed how to defeat the threat of terrorism overseas and at home. Updated Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

And Now, This Handy Fifth-GOP-Debate Media Primer

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2015 It's getting close to go time for the Republican presidential hopefuls taking CNN's stage Tuesday evening at The Venetian hotel in Las Vegas for the fifth GOP debate. This means the media's prognostication machine is rumbling into overdrive and popping out lists right and left—well, mostly right this time. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

About 900 Los Angeles Schools Close Temporarily Due to Terrorist Threats Targeting ‘Many’ (Updated)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 The Los Angeles Unified School District -- whose schools are attended by 700,000 students -- shut hundreds of doors Tuesday after "credible electronic threats" were sent to a board member. A member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said later that the "preliminary assessment is that it was a hoax." Updated Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Those Radical Aussies, and How They Tackled Gun Violence

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 What worked so well for Australia—firearm confiscation—unfortunately seems out of reach for the US Even so, there are common-sense approaches in some foreign countries that could work here Pictured right, California Lt Gov Gavin Newsom, who is proposing a 2016 ballot initiative to strengthen the state's gun laws Pictured above, California Lt. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

San Bernardino

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Obama’s ‘Suspected Terrorists’ Gun Ban Makes for Great Sound Bite but Terrible Policy

By Adam Johnson / AlterNet Dec 9, 2015 To achieve gun control, Democrats should embrace principle, not repackage Bush-era civil liberty abuses to troll the GOP. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

With Anti-Muslim Bombast, Trump Doubles Down on ‘Fascist Demagoguery’

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Dec 8, 2015 "The truth is his language is dangerous," Bernie Sanders and other critics say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Long-Term Fight Against Terrorism

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 8, 2015 "A cancer that has no immediate cure" was not the most soothing metaphor President Obama could have chosen, but it was the most honest. He has no idea how to prevent another terrorist attack like the one in San Bernardino -- and neither does anyone else, including his Republican critics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama vs. Islamic State: Freedom Is More Powerful Than Fear and We Refuse to Take the Bait (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 7, 2015 President Obama addressed the nation Sunday night, in an attempt to calm the public mood after the San Bernardino killers were tied to Islamic State -- though the connection seems to spring merely from common radicalism and murderousness rather than any organizational tie. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congress Responds

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