Rep. Giffords Moved to Houston

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2011 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been moved from the Tucson, Ariz., hospital where she has been treated since Jan. 8 to a Houston facility for rehabilitation and continued recovery. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glenn Beck Has a Point

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2011 Excuse us while we hold back the dry heave and acknowledge that buried in this obnoxious, childish rant of Glenn Beck's, there's a valid point lurking. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tucson, Juarez and an Assault Weapons Ban

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 19, 2011 The Glock 19 semiautomatic pistol that Jared Loughner is accused of using in his rampage in Tucson, Ariz., is, according to Glock's website, "ideal for versatile use through reduced dimensions" and is "suitable for concealed carry." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Palin’s Egocentric Umbrage

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 18, 2011 In the spirit of civil discourse, I'd like to humbly suggest that Sarah Palin please consider being quiet for a while. Perhaps a great while. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Palin Map

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‘Left, Right & Center’: After Arizona

BLANK Jan 15, 2011 With last week's shocking shooting in Tucson as the backdrop for this week's edition of "Left, Right & Center," show regulars Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley, Arianna Huffington and Matt Miller discuss gun control, the plight of the social outcast . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Healer in Chief

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 14, 2011 Listening to Obama's speech brought back memories of Obama the candidate, a mesmerizing orator with the power to summon visions of a better America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Finding the Forgotten Majority

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 14, 2011 The new media economy encourages ever more violent vitriol because that's now become the most reliable way to build a following and, thus, generate profit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How We Enable Crimes of Insanity

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 14, 2011 The law requires us to assess Jared Lee Loughner's mental state and motivations, but we might do better to analyze our own craziness. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama and Palin Speeches Compared

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2011 Daily Kos blogger Jed Lewison plugged the president and Sarah Palin's respective speeches about the tragedy in Tucson, Ariz., into a word cloud generator to create a visual representation of the rhetoric. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Straight Shooter’ Billboard in Tucson Taken Down

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2011 A spokesman for the shock jock's syndicate says a Tucson, Ariz., billboard featuring Limbaugh's name, the phrase "straight shooter" and bullet hole imagery was designed by a local station and removed after the shooting massacre that took place in that city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

President Obama: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2011 The president's talents as a communicator were in desperate need in Arizona, where he spoke Wednesday at the memorial for the victims of the shooting in Tucson. (Full text and video after the jump) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )