Staff / TruthdigMar 30, 2013
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A deeper look at the Supreme Court's historic week, the Obama administration harasses whistle-blowers, and "Duck Dynasty" in revolt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigMar 30, 2013
Out of all the newsworthy comments during this week's Supreme Court debate over the legality of same-sex marriage bans, none was more revealing -- or troubling -- than that which came from Justice Sonya Sotomayor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Richard Reeves / TruthdigMar 29, 2013
As the Supreme Court debated this week over the federal Defense of Marriage Act, Justice Antonin Scalia noted the number of states that are permitting gays and lesbians to marry. "There has been a sea change," he said, "between now and 1996." He was right about that, but it's not just gay marriage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 28, 2013
Hear remarks from Edie Windsor, the lead plaintiff in the case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act; watch clips from the documentary that tells her story of love in spite of the state; and hear a widely read activist argue that winning the right for gays to marry is not a strategy to achieve structural change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 28, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including a Texas congressman's run-in with the law and Ashley Judd's big political announcement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 28, 2013
George W. Bush's paintings do not reveal anything about the Iraq War, despite our wishing that they did; absurdly, the main argument against gay marriage is the state's supposed need to regulate procreation; meanwhile, the entire Senate voted against Social Security cuts and the media said nothing. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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