U.S. Political System Requires a Fundamental Transformation

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 19, 2017 The traditional left-to-right, progressive-to-conservative, Democratic-to-Republican axis is no longer a valid schematic of American opinion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Happened

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Sanders Brushes Off Clinton’s Comments in Her New Book

Emily Wells / Truthdig Sep 6, 2017 The former presidential candidate writes that her opponent caused unnecessary "lasting damage" to her campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scott McClellan: White House Fed ‘Talking Points’ to Fox News

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2008 Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan has dropped yet another bombshell, telling "Hardball" host Chris Matthews on Friday that the Bush administration helped "shape the narrative" of Fox News by passing "taking points" to certain members of Fox's nighttime lineup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McClellan to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2008 Scott McClellan is making an important stop on Capitol Hill as he continues his book tour to tout that obscure memoir he wrote about being Bush's press secretary. According to The Huffington Post, McClellan has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about the Valerie Plame identity leak case and possibly other entries in the list of Bush's Greatest Hits during McClellan's time as presidential spokesman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart to McClellan: ‘You Talked About Fight Club’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2008 Scott McClellan, the man voted least likely to spend his summer vacation at Bush's Crawford ranch, paid a visit to "The Daily Show" on Monday night to revel in his newfound infamy among certain White House denizens -- oh, and to promote some book he wrote called, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception." Heard of it? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scott McClellan, Minister of Misinformation

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2008 This week's Mosaic Intelligence Report finds some startling parallels between former White House spokesman Scott McClellan's statements about the Bush administration's machinations during the early days of the Iraq war and those of Saddam Hussein's erstwhile minister of information, Mohammad Saeed al-Sahhaf. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scott McClellan’s Disillusionment

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2008 Scott McClellan appeared on the "Today" show Thursday to discuss his memoir, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception," and the "two defining moments" that caused him to become "increasingly dismayed and disillusioned with the way things were going in Washington, DC". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Bushie: McClellan Is Right

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2008 As former White House press secretary Scott McClellan continues to catch major flak from Bush loyalists for "snitching" on Dubya and select presidential sidekicks in his new memoir, another erstwhile Bush aide, Mike Turk, has come out in support of McClellan's fightin' words in an interview with The Huffington Post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McClellan’s Publisher Does Damage Control

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2007 Since the news broke about former White House press secretary Scott McClellan's new book, there has been a curious lack of commentary on the topic in certain mainstream U.S. news outlets and only a vague official reaction from the White House. Meanwhile, his publisher is attempting to do some damage control. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Press Secretary Claims Team Bush Deceived Him in Plame Case

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2007 There has been no shortage of tell-all books from former Bushies (paging George Tenet), but the latest one, by former White House spokesman Scott McClellan, is a real bombshell -- primarily because McClellan alleges that the president, the vice president and three other high-ranking officials allowed him to pass "false information" about the Valerie Plame CIA identity leak case to the press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )