Staff / TruthdigFeb 18, 2013
The location of a former training camp where Stasi operatives were taught to retrieve secrets through sex now houses a free-love commune; filibuster reform was blocked and now, for the first time in history, a secretary of defense nomination has been filibustered; meanwhile, Al-Jazeera has been accused of developing a political agenda since the Arab Spring. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 13, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including an excerpt from President Obama's State of the Union speech and Chuck Hagel clears a big hurdle in the Senate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 5, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including the government's pending legal action against S&P and Joe Scarborough becomes the latest conservative to smack down the NRA. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 1, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including details on the newest version of Tennessee's "Don't Say Gay" bill and Denver's mayor channels Ray Lewis after losing an NFL playoff bet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Nick Turse, TomDispatchJan 31, 2013
As Chuck Hagel begins his Senate confirmation hearings Thursday, you can be sure that no senator will ask him about his presence during the machine-gunning of an orphanage in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta or the lessons he might have drawn from that incident.As Chuck Hagel begins his Senate confirmation hearings Thursday, you can be sure he won't be asked about his presence during the machine-gunning of an orphanage in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigJan 16, 2013
If the neocons in the GOP who brought us the Iraq War and conjured up “weapons of mass destruction” to justify it are against Chuck Hagel for defense secretary, the former Republican senator gets bonus points in my book. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star TribuneJan 13, 2013Dig deeper
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