VIDEO: The Real War on Christmas

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Dec 24, 2015 The “War on Christmas” seems to be about forcing Christianity down people’s throats. I’m all for Santa and, more importantly, Jesus, but it seems that the people defending Christmas from some phony war are the same ones who would bar Jesus, Mary and Joseph from coming into the U.S. Dig deeper

Angela Merkel: ‘Multiculturalism Leads to Parallel Societies’ and Is a ‘Sham’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 In the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis, the German chancellor is calling some things like they are; the fact that Donald Trump gets so much more media coverage than Bernie Sanders is hurting political discourse; meanwhile, the Internet is actually getting slower. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Docking

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VIDEO: Trevor Noah Slams Mike Huckabee for Comparing Syrian Refugees to Food

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2015 The "Daily Show" host recently discovered that GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee seems to have a bit of an obsession with bizarre food metaphors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Welcome Mat

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Guns N’ Refugees

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Donald Trump’s Call for Spying on U.S. Muslims Recalls FBI Bugging of MLK and Black Churches

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 23, 2015 As Trump supporters beat a "Black Lives Matter" protester at a rally in Birmingham, Ala., Trump himself reminded us of the days when J. Edgar Hoover's FBI monitored the Rev. Martin Luther King and Southern Christian Leadership Conference churches. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: John Oliver Explains Why We Seriously Don’t Need to Make U.S. Refugee Vetting Any Harder

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2015 All this anti-refugee talk in America has inspired HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host to give another impassioned speech about refugees, just in time for Thanksgiving, the commemoration of the only time in American history when "the fear of refugees wiping everyone out did actually come true." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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If Donald Trump Would Track Muslims and Close Mosques, What Would He Do to You? (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 22, 2015 GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump, having said earlier that as president he might seek to close mosques, last week went further and said he would implement a registration and tracking database for Muslim Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )