Staff / TruthdigMar 15, 2013
The Internet giant is seeking to replace your memorized passwords with jewelry; the tobacco and soda industries share more in common than you think; and is there such a thing as an ethical smartphone? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 28, 2012
A recent study shows blacks in the U.S. are more likely to identify as gay than other ethnic groups; saggy pants have become illegal in a Florida city; meanwhile, Mitt Romney's work for big tobacco is at odds with his professed Mormon beliefs. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 10, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including Bain Capital and Mitt Romney's connection to Big Tobacoo and why a Republican lawmaker thinks the death penalty is appropriate for kids who don't respect their parents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 25, 2012
In a rare victory for the tobacco industry, a U.S. appeals court has ruled against the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that cigarette manufacturers adorn their products with pictures of dead and diseased smokers, saying the mandate constituted a violation of free speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 18, 2012
Physical inactivity -- defined as less than 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week -- kills 5.3 million people worldwide annually, more than the 5 million who succumb to the dangers of cigarette smoking, researchers at Harvard report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Derek Lazzaro / TruthdigSep 3, 2011
Three recent news headlines illustrate how shameless some American officials have become when it comes to breaking the rules or messing up and pretending that everything is still OK. They also prove that in modern America, it’s possible for screwups to continue their lives and careers with hardly a blip.Three recent news headlines illustrate how, in modern America, it's possible for some well-placed screwups with the right connections to continue their lives and careers with hardly a blip. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 2, 2010
Startling but true, according to one of those expert sources that make these kinds of pronouncements: Alcohol is more harmful to both users and those around them than crack cocaine. It's worse than heroin too. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigSep 16, 2010
There is nothing fresh or surprising about Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the would-be speaker, a figure so closely associated with corporate special interests that he looks, sounds and behaves exactly like a lobbyist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 14, 2010
Human Rights Watch is planning to release a report on Wednesday that documents widespread child and forced labor practices on the Central Asian farms that supply tobacco to Philip Morris' cigarette factory in Kazakhstan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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