Tiger Woods to Tee Off at Masters

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2010 Tiger Woods' intermission is coming to a close. On Tuesday, Woods confirmed reports that he would be hitting the green again at next month's Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Pimpin’ 101 with Sean Hannity

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2010 Conservative faux-pimp prankster James O'Keefe earned high praise from Fox News' starring lineup -- Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity, among other Murdochians -- for his infamous ACORN prostitution "bust" depicted in a video which turns out to have been edited, perhaps with a goal in mind In keeping with this spirit, Stephen Colbert engaged in a little deceptive (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ACORN Changing Shape?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2010 Despite earlier reports that ACORN, the national coalition of community organizations that some conservatives love to hate, is effectively "dissolving as a national structure," an ACORN spokesperson told The American Prospect that the national network "still exists." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Eliot Spitzer Has Nothing to Lose

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 Eliot Spitzer is attempting to work his way back into the public's good graces, and the former New York governor braved "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday night, only to be roundly "condemned" by Stephen Colbert. However, Spitzer has a certain likability, Colbert admitted, which might have something to do with having nothing to hide anymore. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Sex Addiction Just a (Convenient) Myth?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2010 Here we go again: Just as the question was raised during the latter phase of the Bill Clinton era, Tiger Woods' recently revealed indiscretions have prompted questions of whether there is such a thing as "sex addiction," or whether it's just code for "boys will be boys" until those boys get busted, that is. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Larry’s List: Gay-Prostitution-Gets-Legal Edition

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2009 Las Vegas is out to ruin the sanctity of prostitution, and the Joe Lieberman-shaped health care bill violates the Hippocratic oath to do no harm. These arguments and more in today's list. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

52 Children Rescued in Countrywide Prostitution Crackdown

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2009 Federal authorities nabbed nearly 700 people -- 60 pimps among them -- during a three-day nationwide sting operation targeting child prostitution. The sting, dubbed Operation Cross Country, saved 52 children from further sexual exploitation at the hands of adults. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Newsweek Tells Italy to ‘Dump Berlusconi’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2009 It's not clear whether the editors of Newsweek believe they hold any diplomatic power, but they've gone ahead and told Italy to "dump" its scandal magnet of a prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, in the magazine's European edition this week. Let's see whether Time can top this. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in History

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2009 One writer spent four years inside the world of modern-day slavery, an industry that produces huge profits and countless wasted lives. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Carter Breaks With Southern Baptists Over Gender Equality Issue

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2009 Former President Jimmy Carter has made human rights an ongoing focus of his life's work, and his position on the issue recently compelled him to sever his ties with the Southern Baptist Convention after being affiliated with it for six decades. Carter, in a recent piece for The Observer, complains that higher-ups in the denomination haven't changed their sexist ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pulitzer? I Don’t Even Know ’Er!

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2009 This was a good year for journalists to catch a politician in flagrante delicto, or anything approaching such a compromised position, judging by a couple of this year's picks for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Welcome Back, Spitzer

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2009 So, Matt Lauer busted right out of the gates with the sex-scandal questions in his interview with Eliot Spitzer on Monday's "Today" show, taking far too much time to extract mea culpas from the fallen former New York governor before getting to the better part of the program, during which Spitzer holds forth about the economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )