The Dystopia Conservatives Built

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 Colorado Springs, a laboratory of conservative anti-tax policies, is beginning to reek of economic death. The city is losing cops, firefighters, buses and parks while residents are moving into tent ghettos. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tea Party Movement Losing Steam?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 What if they threw a tea party convention and Michele Bachmann didn't come? The first official such gathering of the right-wing "grass-roots" movement kicked off in Nashville on Thursday, and while it appears that the Republican congresswoman from Minnesota did pull out, Twitter-happy keynote (teanote?) speaker Sarah Palin was still very much on the books for her big moment Saturday. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sen. Brown Goes to Washington

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 Fresh off pulling off a major upset in Massachusetts, newly elected U.S. Sen. Scott Brown on Thursday made his way to the nation's capital, where he reflected to the press about what he believes won voters to his side, what he likes about President Barack Obama and how close his ties are (or aren't) to the right-wing, tea-party movement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Journal Time With Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 It's hard to imagine that Glenn Beck had never met Sarah Palin before Wednesday. After all, as Fox News' lachrymose host suggested in this clip from his eponymous show that very day, the two of them have so much in common. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Tea Party Movement Is Here to Stay (for Now)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2010 Get ready for a lot more tea-bagging jokes and riled-up right-wingers hoisting fanciful posterboard creations and marching on Washington That's right, the so-called tea party movement is here, evidently not queer, and while those opposed to its members' politics may not "get used to it" as such, they'd better have some smart comebacks at the ready during upcoming election seasons (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Steele: GOP Embracing Tea Party Movement

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2010 With an eye on this year's midterm elections and a look back at where the Republican Party might have misstepped in recent months, RNC Chairman Michael Steele dropped in at "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday to discuss the so-called tea party movement. He said the movement's rise is "a revelatory moment for us" and that the GOP can "crystallize that new foundational support for our principles" in 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ on the Folksy, Factless News Channels

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2009 An end-of-the-year recap of some of Jon Stewart and Co.’s devastating critiques of Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, from "leave it there" to tea party march madness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Passes Health Care Bill

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2009 Meeting its Christmas Eve deadline, the Senate passed its version of the health care reform legislation that's been rankling Republicans (and even some from the left) for months now. Meeting its Christmas Eve deadline, the Senate passed its version of the health care reform legislation that's been rankling Republicans (and even some from the left) for months now. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Michele Bachmann: Welfare Queen

Yasha Levine / Truthdig Dec 22, 2009 The anti-government insurrectionist has taken more than a quarter-million dollars in government handouts thanks to corrupt farming subsidies she has been collecting for at least a decade.The anti-government insurrectionist has taken more than a quarter-million dollars in government handouts. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Hannity’s Apocalyptic Apology

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2009 Having caught wind that Fox Newser Sean Hannity was going to take a moment on his show to issue an apology to Jon Stewart for using older tea-party rally footage in a recent story, the host of "The Daily Show" was looking forward to hearing an admission of how the Fox folks subscribe to the network's methodology, aka "the subtle altering of reality to sell a preconceived narrative." That didn't quite happen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Cold Busted, Sean Hannity

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2009 "The Daily Show" has one eagle-eyed research team, judging by its consistent practice of catching the colorful pundits of Fox News in their most fact-challenged moments. Take this latest Fox pas, courtesy of Sean Hannity's show, which Jon Stewart pointed out on his own show Tuesday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: GOP Scores; Unemployment Up; Fort Hood Fallout

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2009 Unemployment reaches 10.2 percent -- do we need a bigger stimulus? What do the GOP victories in Virginia and New Jersey mean for both parties? Will the House’s historic health care bill pass, and, if so, why wait till 2013 to implement it? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )