Blair Golson / TruthdigApr 26, 2006
The wealthy cable entrepreneur and darling of the progressive blogosphere discusses his antiwar primary challenge against Connecticut's pro-war Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman. "The state party brass, they don't like primaries. Competition is a little unsettling to them." Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Zuade Kaufman / TruthdigApr 19, 2006
The acclaimed novelist and poet, who escaped from imprisonment and torture in his native Nigeria, discusses his new novella about child prostitution and sex trafficking. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
The Rev. Madison Shockley / TruthdigApr 13, 2006
Hallelujah! Easter is almost here. Aren't you glad? What's that low sigh I hear? Ohhhhh that's right, you're one of those progressive Christians. Easter is probably the most conflicted time of the year among progressive churches, even more so than Christmas. Even a progressive Christian can reasonably assert that Jesus was really born, even as the debate goes on among others about how he was born. But this is not so with Easter. Either he was resurrected or he was not. And when we say he was not, then someone somewhere will quote I Corinthians 15:12 to us, "Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 13, 2006
The bold and unconventional former Yale chaplain became internationally renowned for his activism against the Vietnam War and in support of civil rights. He died at 81 of congestive heart failure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Blair Golson / TruthdigApr 12, 2006
The country's leading author on the natural world discusses his new book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma," which details the truth behind "free range" chicken; the "illusions" of Whole Foods stores; and the reason why the cheapest calories are the least healthy. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 12, 2006
Don't miss Robert Scheer's new book: "Playing President: My Close Encounters with Nixon, Carter, Bush I, Reagan, and Clinton--and How They Did Not Prepare Me for George W. Bush."
With a foreword by Gore Vidal Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Sheerly Avni / TruthdigApr 7, 2006
The director who has been called the "Woody Allen of the West Coast" talks about her new ensemble film, Friends With Money,Ӕ starring Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and Joan Cusack, which opened last week. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 6, 2006
The San Francisco Chronicle profiles the man behind DailyKos, the Internet's most popular liberal blog. He says the blog has earned him $80,000 a year--plus a book contract. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Blair Golson / TruthdigApr 4, 2006
The best-selling author of "The End of Faith" talks about the way to navigate a dinner party without coming off as the Antichrist; about the "Salman Rushdie effect" that accompanies his newfound celebrity as America's most prominent atheist; and about the new secular foundation he is founding. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )
Sheerly Avni / TruthdigApr 3, 2006
The prominent black activist and mentor for incarcerated youth in Oakland, Calif. argues that it's time to hold hip-hop artists accountable for the messages behind their music. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Sheerly Avni / TruthdigApr 3, 2006
The prominent black activist and mentor for incarcerated youth in Oakland, Calif. argues that it's time to hold hip-hop artists accountable for the messages behind their music. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Marc Cooper / TruthdigMar 15, 2006
Marc Cooper peels away the myths shrouding the U.S. immigration debate.
It is time to admit that the attempt to stem the influx of illegal immigrants into this country by merely strengthening border security has failed miserably. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
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