Lying to Our Children

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2009 Education Secretary Arne Duncan feels that "we're lying to our children" when we accept low student achievement standards, a policy that sees many states promoting children to the next grade despite being inept at reading and math. Also, Santa isn't real. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran Aiming to Provoke With Missile Tests?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2009 Is the Iranian regime taking a page from North Korea with its recent, potentially provocative displays of missile-launching power? Or are those preplanned exercises (nothing to see here, move along, folks)? Or, as White House press wrangler Robert Gibbs suggests, a little bit of both? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Banking Collapse Lands on America’s Schools

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Sep 30, 2008 One of the worst casualties of the Iraq war and the Wall Street failures is the U.S. public school system, which is central to the nation’s economic, intellectual and social health. With financial resources being consumed, education cuts are on the way. Thank you, John McCain and President George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pakistan Sends Up a New Cruise Missile

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2007 Pakistan has put on another act in the ongoing show of military prowess between the South Asian nation and its neighbor India by successfully testing a new cruise missile, the Hatf VIII (aka Raad, or thunder in Arabic), which is designed to carry an array of different nuclear warheads. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We Must Learn Again

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Apr 4, 2007 The author takes aim at the shortcomings of the contemporary American educational system, laments the current state of arts education, and wonders what exactly schools are preparing younger generations to do -- and become. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

CIA: North Korea Blew Nuke Test

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2007 A South Korean newspaper has quoted CIA Director Michael Hayden as saying "the United States does not recognize North Korea as a nuclear weapons state It's because the nuclear test last year was a failure" Hayden reportedly made the comment while speaking with a South Korean defense official The administration has said in the past it was uncertain of the test's success. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CIA Uses Humor to Recruit

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2006 The Central Intelligence Agency is using a tongue-in-cheek personality test to attract applicants. "You don't have to know karate or look good in a tuxedo to work at the CIA," the personality quiz says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Videocast: Robert Scheer on North Korea, Iran and More

BLANK Oct 13, 2006 In the latest installment of the Truthdig Podcast, Robert Scheer offers his take on North Korea's nuclear test, negotiations with Iran, a possible victory for the Dems and much more. Dig deeper

N. Korea Says Sanctions Would Be Act of War

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 In his country's first formal statement since its claimed atomic bomb test on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he would consider additional sanctions imposed on the country an act of war Bush said he has "no intention" of attacking Pyongyang, and that the U remains committed to diplomacy, but also "reserves all options to defend our friends in the region" Hmmwhen have we heard that one before?. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

North Korea Threatens Another Explosion

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2006 North Korea's No. 2 leader, Kim Yong-nam, threatened a second nuclear test if the U.S. refuses to back down: "If the United States continues to take a hostile attitude and apply pressure on us in various forms, we will have no choice but to take physical steps to deal with that." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fertility Clinics Offer Brave New World

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2006 Doctors on the frontier of in vitro fertilization now offer to test embryos for predisposition to treatable cancers and other ailments using the same technique that detects some serious childhood maladies. As scientists learn more about the code that builds human life, critics warn of an age when the wealthy will be able to buy a healthier brood. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tour de France Winner Flunks Drug Test

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2006 Floyd Landis tested positive for high levels of testosterone, which Landis claims is either a mistake or the result of natural bodily processes. He was tested after his near-superhuman comeback win on an Alpine stage of the race, which the New York Times called perhaps the greatest single-day push in Tour history. If this accusation proves true, Wheaties may have to find a new cover boy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )