The Democrats’ Three Choices

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 The Democrats' hopes of regaining the White House hinge on how the party proceeds in the coming weeks and months. If momentum or civility reigns, they've got a shot. But if back-room dealing and cheating prevail, don't hold your breath. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Clinton Looks Ahead

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 Sen. Hillary Clinton is focusing on the high points of the last week -- her Super Tuesday successes in weighty states like New York and California, for example -- and looking to potential wins in Texas and other elections to hold her position in the race for the Democratic nomination in coming weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Momentum vs. Toughing It Out

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2008 With a win in the Maine caucuses, Barack Obama has scored four lopsided victories in a row and the map favors him for weeks to come. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, responded to her troubles by replacing her campaign manager. Clinton now has to hold back Obama's momentum long enough to win the big states weeks from now, a strategy that did not help Rudy Guiliani. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ron Paul Doesn’t Accept Evolution

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2007 The one and only anti-war Republican presidential candidate didn't raise his hand when asked who doesn't believe in evolution, but it turns out he may have wanted to. In this clip, Paul responds to a question about the incident by saying that it was an "inappropriate question," but that "I think it's a theory -- theory of evolution -- and I don't accept it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rep. Poe: Halliburton/KBR Gang Rape Not ‘Isolated Case’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2007 Texas Rep. Ted Poe, pushing for a probe into the case of former Halliburton/KBR employee Jamie Leigh Jones, who says she was gang-raped by co-workers in Iraq and then intimidated into keeping silent, urged other possible victims of crimes against U.S. contract employees working abroad to come forward, saying he believes Jones' case is not unique. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ron Paul: Iraq War Will Cost $3.5 Trillion

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2007 It's difficult to fully comprehend the total price tag of the Iraq war, but Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has made some staggering calculations, coming up with a whopping $3.5 trillion -- including "hidden costs" such as interest on the money we're borrowing, and long-term health care for vets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kinky Friedman’s Ten Commandments

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2007 The always entertaining Kinky Friedman, author most recently of "You Can Lead a Politician to Water, but You Can't Make Him Think: Ten Commandments for Texas Politics," tells Truthdig why the Internet is the work of Satan, why politicians are "stuck on stupid" and why even God couldn't beat the Republicans in Texas. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Al Gore and the Blue Sky Theory

Will Durst / Truthdig Oct 22, 2007 Funnyman Durst sends up the absurd criticism of Al Gore and the Nobel Prize. Why stop at global warming when there's plenty in the world of science and nature to deny? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Disasters of Border Crossing

Rosa-Linda Fregoso / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 Cinema, communication and American studies scholar Rosa-Linda Fregoso takes a look at recent exhibitions and installations by the Colectivo Malaleche, a Mexican artists' collective that addresses the plight of women, migrants and other vulnerable groups through their work. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Texas Church Calls Off Gay Vet’s Funeral

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2007 The family of Navy veteran Cecil Sinclair says it's deeply insulted because a Dallas-area megachurch reneged on its offer to hold a memorial for the 46-year-old Gulf War serviceman just 24 hours before the service was to take place. The reason? Sinclair was gay -- a fact that Sinclair's sister insists High Point Church leaders already knew, despite their denials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lady Bird Johnson Dies at 94

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2007 Lady Bird Johnson, widow of President Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday at 94 at her home in Austin, Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Texas Governor’s Order for Cancer Vaccine Blocked

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2007 Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has been rebuked by the state Legislature for ordering Texan girls to be vaccinated against HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Lawmakers passed a bill by a comfortable margin that would block the governor's order for four years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )