Huffington Probes Pelosi on the War
Oct 16, 2007 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi explains to a persistent Arianna Huffington why the Democrats haven't yet cut off funds for the war, why Mitt Romney isn't going to be the next president and why she opposes a war tax: "This war has to end. I don't want any accommodation made to pay for it or to prolong it."
Inside the Military-Industrial Complex
Oct 11, 2007 Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Philip Coyle knows a thing or two about the "staggering" amounts of money the U.S. funnels into the military-industrial complex, and why it is so difficult to stanch the profiteering.
Breaking the Taboo: Why We Took On the Israel Lobby
Oct 5, 2007 The editor of the provocative new bestseller by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt asks the authors (pictured above) whether their book is good for the Jews and good for America.Ron Paul on Dems, Immigration, 9/11 Conspiracies
Oct 5, 2007 And now, some news from the right side of the aisle: Presidential hopeful Ron Paul chatted with conservative talk show host Steve Gill about his recent fundraising success, domestic and foreign policy issues, and 9/11 and its aftermath, blasting the neocons for using the Sept. 11 attacks to advance their agenda: "If the mafia attacks someone in this country, we don't bomb Italy," Paul said.Colbert Vexed by Kucinich’s Pocket-Size Curiosities
Oct 3, 2007 The strange and startling array of items tucked away in the pockets of Democratic presidential candidate -- or, as Stephen Colbert calls him, the "Democratic Party headquarters' house elf" -- Dennis Kucinich constitutes cause for concern on Colbert's part, as well as grounds for Kucinich's inclusion on Colbert's (pocket-size) "On Notice" board.Matthews Suffers Interview From Hell on ‘Daily Show’
Oct 3, 2007 Chris Matthews got much more than he bargained for when he peddled his new book, "Life's a Campaign," on "The Daily Show." In this clip, Jon Stewart savages the book, calling it both "a recipe for sadness" and a "self-hurt book" and making not-at-all-subtle references to Machiavelli and fascism. Fireworks ensue.Bill Maher vs. Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Oct 1, 2007 The "Real Time" host asks one of the Democratic Party's shining stars the question that seems to be on everyone's mind: If you hate the war so much, why are you paying for it?
Truthdiggers of the Week: The Monks of Burma
Sep 29, 2007 For decades Burma's ruling military junta has governed through terror, determined to meet dissent with intimidation, detention and murder. It is because of the military's particular cruelty that the story of the Buddhist monks of Burma is so compelling.
Crime, Poverty and Education: It’s Not Rocket Science
Sep 25, 2007 Truthdig regulars Sheerly Avni, James Harris and Josh Scheer put their heads together to try to figure out why the big problems that plague our communities never get solved.
Colbert and Wolf Talk Fascism, Blackwater, Vodka
Sep 22, 2007 For his part, Stephen Colbert doesn't see Naomi Wolf's point about Blackwater USA's recent shameful shenanigans in Iraq somehow heralding a fast-approaching era of fascism in America. Instead, the faux-pundit believes the trend is more toward "a bull market for shooting people" these days.
