Mad in America

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 4, 2011 What do we have now? An anti-war movement that is so gutless and so savagely unimaginative that it has proved itself to be too lazy, even too cowardly, to face down the very disease of oligarchy that it had concocted itself to cure.It is a queer fact, indeed, that none of the most outspoken and anti-authoritarian radicals in this country are under 65 years old. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Bachmann Alarmed About ‘Re-Education Camps’ for America’s Kids

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2009 Rep. Michele Bachmann is sounding the alarm to radio-show host/wingnut Sue Jeffers about the scary government-controlled future that will surely result if Barack Obama has his way with us -- starting with "mandatory" re-education camps for American children. And don't even get her started on SCHIP. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SCHIP

Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany Feb 9, 2009 Dig deeper

Learning From Clinton’s Mistakes

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 12, 2009 One of the clearest signals President-elect Barack Obama has sent is his determination to learn from the Clinton years, and particularly from the former president's failures on health care. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dems Blow Override, Vow to Keep On Fighting

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2007 House Democrats managed to pick up a few more votes for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, but not enough to override the president's veto. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised to keep fighting for the overwhelmingly popular program: "In the next two weeks we will send the president another bill that insures coverage for 10 million children." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congressman Blasts Bush for Sinking SCHIP

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2007 After the House failed to override Bush's veto of the SCHIP children's health care renewal bill on Thursday, Rep. Pete Stark berated the administration and the bill's opponents. In light of their attitude, he questioned whether the nation's kids would "grow old enough for you to send [them] to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Our Offspring Fontanel

Will Durst / Truthdig Oct 17, 2007 Oooh. He's clever. And obviously knows exactly what he's doing. This is all a setup, people. Has to be. Yes, I'm talking about George Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. Who but a total stoned horned ogre would do that? Maybe an ogre with something up his sleeve, eh? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Smear Confusion

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Oct 15, 2007 Dig deeper

How Did a 12-Year-Old Become No. 1 Enemy of Conservatives?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 12, 2007 Conservatives claim to be in favor of stable families, small businesses, hard work, private schools, investment and homeownership. So why in the world are so many on the right attacking the family of Graeme Frost? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

SCHIP or Treat

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Oct 8, 2007 Dig deeper

‘Daily Show’: Bush as Cartoon Villain

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2007 Yeah, so it sounded like a great idea -- raise taxes on cigarettes in order to fund children's health care initiatives -- but apparently President Bush didn't think so, as he hit Congress' proposed SCHIP reauthorization bill with the veto stick on Wednesday. Thankfully, we have Jon Stewart to help us vent our collective frustration through the magic of satire. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Gets Tightfisted With Sick Kids

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 5, 2007 To say that George W. Bush spends money like a drunken sailor is to insult every gin-soaked patron of every dockside dive in every dubious port of call. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )