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Teachable Moments With Bill O’Reilly

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2007 A high school student from Boulder, Colo., who appeared on "The O'Reilly Factor" to weigh in about a recent assembly at his school that featured frank discussions about sex and drugs successfully dammed the rising tide of outrage coming from Bill O'Reilly by taking a page from the Fox pundit's own book. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Gen. Antonio M. Taguba

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2007 Truthdig tips its hat this week to Army Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba, whose 2004 report about prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib was damningly thorough and truthful -- and who thus found himself contradicted and chastised by Pentagon and Bush administration officials for doing his job right. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Forgotten War on Drugs and Election ’08

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2007 Renowned sociologist Dr. Troy Duster discusses the war on drugs, race, public policy and the 2008 election. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

The Lose-Lose War

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2007 Dr. Dahlia Wasfi joins Robert Scheer and James Harris to discuss the past, present and future of the Iraq war. Wasfi (pictured), who has twice visited Iraq during the occupation, says it is only a matter of time and casualties before the U.S. leaves: "It's really simple: You bring the troops home, they stop dying there." Update: Full transcript now available. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

And Bush Fiddles While the Icecaps Melt

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2007 Cullen Murphy joins Stephen Colbert to compare and contrast the American and Roman empires. For all the old empire's glory, its rampant poverty, disease and corruption, combined with endless war, make for an unwelcome comparison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Christopher Hitchens: Religion Poisons Everything

BLANK Jun 7, 2007 Jon Wiener spoke with Hitchens in 2007 about his views on religion and the book that would turn out to be one of the milestones of Hitch's career as a public intellectual. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Ron Paul on ‘The Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2007 The Republican Party's only anti-war candidate (so far) tells Jon Stewart it's the other candidates who have lost touch with conservative values As Stewart points out, that could be a problem: "You appear to have consistent, principled integrity Uh Americans don't usually go for that". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stop Ignoring AIDS and Africa

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2007 Stephanie Nolen, the last Western journalist covering the AIDS beat in Africa, tells Truthdig it is unfortunate but true that the more people die, the less people care, which is why she has decided to get personal with a new book that approaches the crisis from a different perspective. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Dennis Miller Still Believes in WMDs, Tooth Fairy?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2007 The funnyman-turned-war cheerleader tells Bill O'Reilly why he still believes there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. O'Reilly, believe it or not, takes the sensible view. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Overseer: Rep. Henry Waxman

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2007 Rep. Henry Waxman, who more than any other politician is fulfilling the Democrats' election promise to bring good governance and oversight back to Washington, tells Truthdig about Iraq corruption, the tragedy of post-traumatic stress disorder, and why it's only a matter of time before Congress -- Republicans included -- pulls the plug on the war. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Memorializing the Deadly Myth of John Wayne

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2007 On the 100th anniversary of John Wayne's birth, falling as it does on Memorial Day weekend, Truthdig presents two pieces connecting the hype of the celluloid "war hero" who never fought to the hard human costs of war. It was the Duke's deadly myth, after all, that would lead young men like Ron Kovic to sacrifice life and limb in needless wars. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Al Gore on ‘The Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2007 Jon Stewart managed to get through an entire interview with Al Gore without asking if he's going to run for president. The result is a thoughtful conversation on the state of media and the assault on reason. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )