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Kos vs. Colbert

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2007 DailyKos proprietor Markos Moulitsas joins Stephen Colbert to defend his super popular blog, which "Papa Bear" Bill O'Reilly has repeatedly compared to the work of the KKK and the Nazis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Have No Rights

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2007 Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive and author of "You Have No Rights," explains how our president became a "medieval king," and why your civil liberties are in greater danger than ever. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Politics

Inside the Data Mine

Onnesha Roychoudhuri / Truthdig Aug 10, 2007 The Bush administration's domestic spying program has depended on the willing participation of America's telecommunications giants, and all but one, Qwest, were willing to comply. Truthdig contributor Onnesha Roychoudhuri investigates the complex world of national security and regulation to find out whether Qwest's extraordinary bad luck in recent years has been more than a coincidence -- and what it means for what's left of your privacy. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and the ‘Other War’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2007 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges talks about his landmark article in The Nation magazine, "The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness," the result of seven months of interviews with troops about their experiences in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2007 Truthdig tips its hat this week to California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, who did her constituency proud by heading off potential voting disasters in her state by ruling out the use of Diebold and Sequoia direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems in upcoming elections, with exceptions made for disabled voters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Last Days of Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2007 Truthdig speaks with Elliot Cohen, author of "The Last Days of Democracy," who argues that the United States is in political and cultural decline, with media and telecommunications giants engaged in "a well-organized effort to hijack America." Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Olbermann Takes On ‘A War We Just Might Win’ Author

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2007 Keith Olbermann doesn't object to Michael O'Hanlon's right to believe that the Iraq war is winnable, but the "Countdown" host isn't about to let the war cheerleader off the hook as a "constant and consistent critic" of the Iraq debacle, as he's been billed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cindy Sheehan Returns to the Antiwar Movement

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2007 Video blogger Davis Fleetwood asks a recently reinvigorated Cindy Sheehan about her candidacy, impeachment, Scooter Libby's pardon, the military-industrial complex and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sun Shines Again on Chez Vidal

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 28, 2007 Those readers who have followed the saga of Gore Vidal's bid to harness the sun may be heartened to hear that the esteemed author has emerged victorious in his green-minded mission: Vidal's solar system is back in working order. Here, he offers a wry retort to counter his detractors, along with a spirited response to a recent New York Times report about solar power that left him quite cold, it would seem. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Freedom vs. Fear: Truthdig Podcast With Robert Higgs

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2007 In case you missed it, this week's original podcast features Robert Higgs, author of "Neither Liberty nor Safety." He speaks with Truthdig's James Harris and Joshua Scheer about how political opportunists and fear mongerers are gobbling up our individual liberties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Michael Moore and Stephen Colbert, Strange Bedfellows

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2007 You knew it was only a matter of time before the Michael Moore "SiCKO" publicity train rumbled into Colbert Station. In this clip, Stephen Colbert faces off with the dogged documentarian (via "satellite," thanks to the faux host's Blitzer-esque distancing technique) about the American healthcare system, only to discover that he and Moore share at least one thing: a pronounced dislike of CNN. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Carl Bernstein: Hillary?s Politics From 1968 to 2008

Jon Wiener / Truthdig Jul 20, 2007 The Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter on Watergate has just published "A Woman in Charge," a biography of Hillary Clinton, for which he interviewed almost 100 of her friends and enemies. Carl Bernstein spoke recently with Truthdig's Jon Wiener about the first former first lady to make a bid for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )