Sharmini Peries / The Real News NetworkMay 10, 2019
Washington has deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln to the Persian Gulf seemingly unprovoked, raising the specter of military engagement. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
DAVID BAUDER / The Associated PressMar 23, 2019
The views of Fox's Sean Hannity and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, from their studios on opposite sides of Sixth Avenue, couldn't be more different. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigOct 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took the stage in Las Vegas for their last showdown before Nov. 8. The overall performance will not be remembered as a shining moment in American history. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
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E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigSep 26, 2016
Lester Holt, Martha Raddatz, Anderson Cooper and Chris Wallace have tough jobs And no matter what they do in representing the public and their media colleagues in the presidential debates, they will be criticized And no matter what they do in representing the public and their media colleagues, they will be criticized. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 5, 2015
As Jon Stewart heads into the final stretch of hosting “The Daily Show,” Truthdig has chosen some of our favorite segments from both his popular Comedy Central news satire and other news shows on which he appeared (usually to the chagrin of those shows). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigAug 4, 2013
Although some in Congress have called Edward Snowden a "traitor" or accused him of treason, one elected representative is coming to the self-admitted NSA leaker's defense. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMar 12, 2013
If Rep. Paul Ryan wants people to take his budget manifestos seriously, he should be honest about his ambition: not so much to make the federal government fiscally sustainable as to make it smaller. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 11, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Susan Rice being considered for another political appointment and a GOP strategist criticizes the Republican Party's outreach to women. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 5, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including the government's pending legal action against S&P and Joe Scarborough becomes the latest conservative to smack down the NRA. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 4, 2013
The National Rifle Association may want to consider adding conservative media outlet Fox News--or at least "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace--to its enemies list after Wallace took on NRA chief Wayne LaPierre during a tense interview Sunday morning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJul 19, 2011
Open religious prejudice is usually enough to disqualify a candidate for national office -- but not, apparently, when the religion in question is Islam. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 22, 2011
Jon Stewart recently went on Fox News and said, "Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? Fox viewers, consistently, every poll" The St Petersburg Times evaluated the claim and deemed it "false," but its investigation reveals a lot more about the sorry state of news and the problems with trying to identify informed Americans (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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