Sowing the Seeds of Fascism in America

Stan Goff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2006 Author Stan Goff, a retired 26-year veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces, sounds a warning call that many of the historical precursors of fascism -- white supremacy, militarization of culture, vigilantism, masculine fear of female power, xenophobia and economic destabilization -- are ascendant in America today. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

White House: U.S. Safer but Not Yet Safe

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2006 The Bush administration released an assessment of its terrorism-combatting efforts to date. It takes credit for thwarting several attacks, but acknowledges many challenges, including an Al Qaeda network far more decentralized and media-savvy than pre-Sept. 11 -- and thus much more elusive and dangerous. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Buchanan Misses White America

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2006 While out pimping his book, Pat Buchanan made an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday, where he exposed himself with a statement as racist as it was whiny: ?I?d like the country I grew up in. It was a good country. I lived in Washington, D.C., 400,000 black folks, 400,000 white folks, in a country 89 or 90 percent white. I like that country.? (Video & Transcript) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ghetto Survivor

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2006 The next season of "Survivor" will have a new twist that has already drawn criticism. Four teams are to be divided along racial/ethnic lines?blacks, whites, Asians, and Latinos. The individual who wins gets a million-dollar prize. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Staffer on Terror Plots: ‘This Is Going to Play Big’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2006 In the wake of the foiled terrorist plots to explode passenger jets in midair, a White House official told an AFP reporter on Thursday, "Weeks before September 11th, this is going to play big" as a political opportunity for the GOP. The AFP reporter was merciless in his reporting, noting that Bush & Co. have been tarring Democrats as soft on terrorism the past few days -- knowing full well that news of the terror plot could break at any moment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shall We Make Mel Gibson Our Mideast Envoy?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2006 "Why not?" asks Clean Air Watch, after Bush just did something equally inane: appointing an avowed anti-regulatory "ghoul" as the White House's new regulatory czarina. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rep. Emanuel Makes Satirical Mincemeat of White House Salaries

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 Responding to a recently published list of White House salaries--including $100,000 a year for the "director for lessons learned," Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) ran through a few "lessons" the White House apparently missed. Money quote: "When you've 'turned the corner' in Iraq more times than Danica Patrick at the Indy 500, it means you are going in circles." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Most Overpaid White House Staffers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2006 The National Journal just published the new salary list for Oval Office employees, and Think Progress deliciously singled out a few who definitely aren't earning their money. For instance: Deborah Nirmala Misir, the ethics advisor, earns $114,688; Stuart Baker, director for lessons learned, earns $106,641. There's a "director for lessons learned"? Where's his office? A solitary confinement box at Guantanamo? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suspect May Argue White House OK’d Phone-Jamming

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2006 The guy indicted in the jamming of Democratic phone lines on election day in 2002 is set to argue that his scheme had the approval of both the Republican National Committee and the White House. If true, this would be huge: a White House-led attempt to sabotage a Senate election in favor of a Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s New Bosom Buddies: First Falwell, Now Bush

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 In his likely bid for the White House, John McCain has not only embraced Jerry Falwell, the man he once called an "agent of intolerance," but he's now getting buddy-buddy with the man whose campaign spread a malicious rumor during the 2000 race that McCain had fathered an illegitimate child. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: America’s Blacks Are a Giving People

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jul 3, 2006 African-Americans give away a greater percentage of their money to charitable causes than whites. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Hillary’s Shameful Straddling on Iraq

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 21, 2006 If Sen. Clinton can't demonstrate clear leadership on Iraq now, why should we believe she would grow a backbone as president? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )