Behind the Mask of the ‘Moderates’

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 19, 2017 Canada is only one of the democracies that, like the U.S., have been undermined by leaders who appeared to champion liberal values as they sold out to the highest corporate bidders. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Gene: An Intimate History

By Andrew Solomon May 21, 2016 The gene has been called "one of the most dangerous ideas in history." What we believe about genes is much of what we believe about ourselves and our fellow men and women. Those beliefs can amplify our humanity or demean it; they can be the basis for liberation or for the Holocaust. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Andrew Sullivan: Catholics Should Be OK With Gay Marriage

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 2, 2013 The blogger and commentator, who is gay and Catholic, explained to CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Sunday why the Catholic Church shouldn't have any problems with same-sex couples getting married. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Billionaire CEO’s Election Warning to Employees, Big Bird Scores a Political Ad, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Oct 10, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Bain Capital and Mitt Romney's connection to Big Tobacoo and why a Republican lawmaker thinks the death penalty is appropriate for kids who don't respect their parents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Anderson Cooper

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2012 Coming out as gay in a society full of elements that work to suppress the rights of homosexuals means one more voice for the persecuted and oppressed, and the bigger the voice, the better. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anderson Cooper: Gay and Proud of It

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 2, 2012 Anderson Cooper has long been rumored to be gay. For the most part, however, he's managed to keep his private life private and has never publicly addressed those rumors (not even in his memoir, released a few years ago). Until Monday, that is. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Daddy’s Boy: Andrew Sullivan’s Presidential Crush

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Jun 5, 2012 The wider political pathology here is authoritarianism, and not simply a garden variety of British royalism. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin 2012: ‘Unstoppable’?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2010 Like her or not, Sarah Palin isn't leaving the national stage anytime soon if she and her devoted supporters can help it But can they? Well, for his part, The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan sees signs that Palin may (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Justice in Comfortable Shoes?

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2010 Famed gay blogger Andrew Sullivan wants to know why no one else is publicly asking whether husbandless Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan likes girls even though "we have been told by many that she is gay." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Earth Day Edition

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2010 The trouble with "tweet seats," Andrew Sullivan explains to the president why gays are hollering at him, and why a gutless YouTube is stifling free expression -- and comedy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

There’s More to Hate Crime Stats Than Meets the Eye

Staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2009 Upon first glance, the FBI's news that hate crimes based on sexual orientation were up 11 percent in 2008 from the previous year suggests a giant uptick in violence against America's LGBTQ population However, as Andrew Sullivan and Mark Thompson remind us (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Fierce Urgency of Whenever

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2009 Andrew Sullivan has some sharp words for how the Obama administration is dealing with LGBT issues: "I lived through eight years of the Clintons and then eight years of Bush. Through it all, gay people were treated at the federal level like embarrassments or impediments. With Clinton, we were the means to raise money. With Bush, we were the means to leverage votes by exploiting bigotry. Obama seemed in the campaign to promise something else." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )