Is Palin Veering Off Course or Blazing Her Own Trail?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2009 Since last year's presidential election, Sarah Palin has made unconventional moves for someone presumably planning to make a play for the White House in 2012. CNN's Alexander Mooney takes a look at what she's doing and whether it's working to solidify her status in the GOP and boost her chances of running for president soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Do Conservatives Hate America?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 13, 2009 Somebody explain this to me: The president of the United States wins the Nobel Peace Prize, and Rush Limbaugh joins with the Taliban in bitterly denouncing the award?What do Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, the Republican National Committee and the Taliban have in common? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Glenn Beck Goes to War

Staff / Truthdig Oct 13, 2009 Fox News personalities are so sensitive. After White House Communications Director Anita Dunn said that "we don’t need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave," Glenn Beck grabbed his toys and declared war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Editors’ Round Table: Moore’s Manifesto, Green Gadgetry and Czar Craziness

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2009 Truthdig editors Robert Scheer, Peter Scheer and Kasia Anderson unchain themselves from their laptops long enough to weigh in about the week's news, Michael Moore's economic epic and a new phone made partly from corn. If that's not eclectic, we don't know what is.Truthdig editors Robert Scheer, Peter Scheer and Kasia Anderson unchain themselves from their laptops long enough to weigh in about the week's news. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Better Socialism Through Performance Art

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2009 Are America's "culture wars" being backed by the NEA? Will President Obama marshal a shadow army of deft performance artists and elementary school teachers to brainwash Americans into a state of mass compliance as he enacts his Socialist Agenda™? The people at Fox News clearly haven't seen a lot of bad performance art if they really believe their own racket. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

And Now, a Word About ‘Czar’ Mythology

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2009 Certain prominent media figures who shall remain nameless are getting all worked up about President Obama's "czars" and, having latched onto this term as fodder for a little old-fashioned partisan punditry, are busy freaking out their followers with sinister socialist imagery -- but let's take a good look at the recent history of this term in American politics, shall we? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glenn Beck the Frog Killer?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2009 Yes, a frog. An innocent amphibian caught in the crossfire (or was it?). It turns out that crazy+television may not be dangerous just to humans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Next Glenn Beck

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The Truth About Two Racists — Beck and Limbaugh

Joe Conason / Truthdig Sep 24, 2009 Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh like to call the president a racist. They should know. The media provocateurs long ago established that they are bigots through and through.Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh long ago established that they are bigots through and through. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdig’s Editorial Roundtable

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2009 Truthdig editors Robert Scheer, Peter Scheer and Kasia Anderson give their takes on their picks from the week's crop of news stories, including the rise of radical rhetoric on the right, Obama's so-called socialism (for Wall Street) and how to shop for new planets to call our future home.Truthdig editors Robert Scheer, Peter Scheer and Kasia Anderson give their takes on their picks from the week's crop of news stories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Baucus, Beck, Missiles and Money

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2009 Russia might be pleased with President Obama's decision to nix Bush's missile shield plans, but how about Eastern Europe? Meanwhile, Sen. Max Baucus' health care reform plan foundered, and Obama made a play to get through to the powers on Wall Street. All this -- plus the Glenn Becking of American political discourse -- is part of this week's discussion on "Left, Right & Center." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where Did All These Marchers Come From?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2009 Josh Silver from FreePressnet joins us to discuss the Glenn Beck phenomenon, Obama's health care plan and our country's dependence on for-profit medianet on the Glenn Beck phenomenon and our country's dependence on for-profit media. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )