FactCheck Presents the Biggest Whoppers of Campaign ’08

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2008 Time to relive the magic that was the 2008 presidential campaign -- one big, outrageous prevarication at a time. FactCheck.org delivers the "Whoppers of 2008," courtesy of both Team McCain and Obama HQ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert on Obama the Socialist

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2008 Stephen Colbert has figured out John McCain's new campaign strategy of trying to paint his rival as a socialist: "Clearly the McCain campaign is targeting its most important voter: Joe the McCarthy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Just How Dumb Are White Males?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 29, 2008 Let me now defend white males. We can’t possibly be as dumb as the polls showing we are John McCain’s most reliable voting base would indicate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John McCain in the Echo Chamber

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Oct 28, 2008 October proved to be the cruelest month, for that was the time that Sen. McCain, he of the round, blank, Little Orphan Annie eyes, chose to try out a number of weird lies about Barack Obama ostensibly in the interest of a Republican Party long overdue for burial. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Greenspan’s Glitch, Palin’s Duds

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2008 So Alan Greenspan isn't clairvoyant, as it turns out. Whoops! Neither, apparently, are Sarah Palin's handlers, or else they might have done some bargain shopping instead of landing their leading lady in a heap of trouble over her pricey threads. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Socialist Delusion

Joe Conason / Truthdig Oct 23, 2008 Wherever John McCain appears on the stump in these waning days of the presidential campaign, he is always accompanied by his imaginary friend "Joe the Plumber," but it is the specter of Karl Marx that lurks just offstage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Battle for Obama’s Economic Soul

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 22, 2008 Instead of running with the "European socialist" crowd, as John McCain has claimed, Barack Obama has turned to the same American “free market” elite that views government as merely a corporate subsidiary. Even within that group, however, there are serious splits, and the more enlightened side seems to be winning. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Powell Said What Obama Couldn’t

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 21, 2008 Colin Powell demonstrated his eponymous "Powell Doctrine" of overwhelming force on Sunday when he endorsed Barack Obama on "Meet the Press." The general covered all lines of retreat and took no prisoners. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Your Handy Guide to the Right’s 11th-Hour Attacks on Obama

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2008 Thus far this election season, we've witnessed a number of scare tactics cooked up by conservatives hoping to scare the bejeezus out of voters who might even consider choosing Barack Obama over John McCain, and the fun isn't over yet. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Back in the USSR

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 26, 2008 In the late 1990s, Washington was in the throes of a deregulatory orgy. Many lampooned Rep. Bernie Sanders' opposition to the grotesquerie, and his notoriety as the only self-described socialist in Congress. Nobody guessed that in a few years our country would become the United States' Socialist Republic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Socialism for Dummies

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Sep 23, 2008 So this is how the "ownership society" works. We own all the bad stuff. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wall Street Socialism Meets Disaster Capitalism

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2008 Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were always more foul than fish, says Robert Borosage, and the bailout announced by the Treasury secretary over the weekend will mean "private speculators, having driven the stock down, will clean up on the upside." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )