Newsroom Carnage Continues at The Washington Post

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 This just in: The Washington Post is the latest major newspaper to undergo the apparently inevitable newsroom downsizing process, clearing out 100 more journalists with a "blunt instrument," as former Post (and former New York Times) writer Sharon Waxman reports in her WaxWord blog. "The Washington Post as I know it has jumped the shark," Waxman laments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On the Wrong Track

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2008 According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 82 percent of Americans think the country is on the wrong track. The same survey recorded a record-low approval rating for President Bush. Sixty-two percent of Republicans, a group that still favors the president, take a negative view of the country's direction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle of the Hawks

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 7, 2008 In the increasingly unlikely event of a McCain-Clinton election, folks who care about the peace issue would have serious reason to worry. Both of these candidates are inveterate hawks, and what we would be up against is a choice between the neoconservatives and the neoliberals as to who could be more adventurous in getting us into unjustifiable foreign wars. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Angelina Jolie: Now’s the Time to Help Iraqis

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2008 For those inclined to ask "who cares?" every time a celebrity-and-politics news item makes the rounds, consider it asked already. For everyone else, The Washington Post published an opinion piece by actress Angelina Jolie on Thursday about the problem of Iraqi refugees fleeing to Syria, Jordan and "a vast and very dangerous no-man's land" within their own borders. Now, Jolie says, is the time for Americans to "do some of the good we always stated we intended to do." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Front-Line View: Iraq Isn’t ‘Worth Another Soldier’s Life’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2007 Here's a good way we can all support our troops: by listening to them when they tell us how the Iraq war is really going. Take this account from Sgt. Victor Alarcon and others in his battalion, who in Saturday's Washington Post give their frank, and stark, assessment of the situation in Baghdad's Sadiyah district. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dissent From the Front Lines

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 17, 2007 When will we listen to the troops? I'm not talking about soldiers used as props for a George Bush photo op, telling reporters what Washington wants to hear. The Iraq war has produced brilliant messages of dissent from the ranks that should cause us to stop in our tracks and reconsider what we have wrought. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iraq Reality Check

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2007 The Washington Post has three excellent reports that refute the rosy depiction of Iraq by so many politicians and pundits these days After such a lousy prewar performance for the media in general, it's nice to see one of the most mainstream of outlets dig in and investigate what's really going on while the administration tries to pass off hype as genuine progress. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Candidate Behind the Cleavage

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 26, 2007 Among the endless reasons I will never run for public office is a deep-seated fear of having my wardrobe subject to the fashion police. Excuse me, the fashion shrinks -- those media monitors who seek deep meaning in every shoe, sexual clues in every hemline, and psychological insights in every shirt collar. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Barton Gellman and Jo Becker

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2007 Truthdig tips its hat this week to Washington Post reporters Barton Gellman and Jo Becker, whose four-part exposé on Vice President Dick Cheney leaves little room for doubting his sinister influence on President Bush. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Voters Call RNCC Calls ‘Harassment’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 Automated "robo-calls" from GOP computers are infuriating people across the nation, who say they have to disconnect their phones to escape the bombardment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

$20 Million for ‘Good News’ From Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2006 According to the Washington Post: "US military leaders in Baghdad have put out for bid a two-year, $20 million public relations contract that calls for extensive monitoring of U and Middle Eastern media in an effort to promote more positive coverage of news from Iraq" Your money at work! (Via boingboing). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dana Priest Smacks Down Bill Bennett

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 Washington Post reporter Dana Priest threw Bill Bennett's gambling history back in his face when the conservative pundit attempted to lecture Priest on ethics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )