Double-Flipping on ‘Identity Politics’

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 5, 2009 In my nearly two decades of covering New York's irrepressible Alfonse M. D'Amato, agreement between us was, to put it politely, rare. Yet there was one extraordinary moment when good governance and good politics collided to bring me into alliance with the former senator. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Burns’ Documentary Perpetuates the ‘Invisible Minority’

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2007 PBS documentarian Ken Burns has created a new series about World War II veterans but, according to the author, Burns left out some important contributors in his latest narrative: Latino and American Indian troops who fought for the U.S. (and are doing so now in Iraq and Afghanistan) and deserve due recognition. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )