Truthdig Podcast

Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Hands-On Approach to Dirty War

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:17:23 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The journalist says the president takes a personal interest in dirty warfare. Also, the legality and privatization of mass surveillance.

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Why Is the IRS Involved in Politics in the First Place?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:36:06 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Why the IRS scandal misses the point, drones threaten privacy, and the other people in sports still trapped in the closet.

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What’s Going on With Obama and Drug Policy?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 11 May 2013 03:37:39 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: With marijuana, alone, the administration has adopted multiple, contrary positions. Also: The past and future FCC, why we don’t execute terrorists, and baby books for kids.

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Jason Collins’ Place in History

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:26:37 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The first male athlete in one of the big American sports to come out of the closet won’t be the last. Also: race and terrorism, and the companies that do (and don’t) protect your privacy from the government.

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Fact: The United States Tortured People

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:09:13 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A bipartisan panel tries to end the debate on torture so we don’t do it again, U.S. terrorism, why Congress is free to ignore demand for gun control and the best show you’re not watching.

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Terrorists Are Not Madmen

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:29:19 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Terrorism expert Audrey Kurth Cronin says terrorists are surprisingly logical. Also: Islamophobia in the U.S.A., Bradley Manning’s secret trial, and Congress wants to share your Internet secrets.

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Michael Hudson on Obama, Social Security and Mean Mrs. Thatcher

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:26:22 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Economist Michael Hudson attacks Obama’s proposed cuts. Also on the program: the fight to keep Monsanto from polluting Hawaii’s natural wonders, a college degree ain’t what it used to be, and a new movie documents the legal showdown over medical marijuana.

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How We Talk About North Korea

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:03:19 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: How the media cover—and promote—war, Robert Scheer defends the messenger, AP disappears ‘illegal’ immigrants, and America’s office slaves, otherwise known as interns, rise up.

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Gay Marriage, Obama’s Whistle-Blower Crackdown and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:28:54 GMT

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.

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Pentagon Whistle-Blower Karen Kwiatkowski’s Secret History of the Iraq War

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:02:20 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Iraq whistle-blower reminds us that Bush lied. Plus: Obama in the Holy Land, antagonizing fat people and fighting to save a great work of political art.

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Did You Hear the One About the Pope and the Dirty War?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:55:09 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: All about Francis: Do we even need a pope? And did he collaborate with a brutal military dictatorship? Also: Why corporations don’t pay taxes, and more.

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The International Bank of Bob

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:43:36 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Spiritual money launderer Bob Harris gave his salary to the developing world, Hugo Chavez died, and banks were “too big to jail.” Plus: Medea Benjamin on drones, and cybersecurity.

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Was 2012 the Best Year for Documentaries?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:07:57 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A look at the Oscar-nominated docs and other political movies, and more on the hacktivist collective Anonymous.

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Ralph Nader Wants More From Obama

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:01:55 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The president’s minimum wage hike isn’t high enough, sweatshop economics, more on jobs, and California manhunts.

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Kill Anything That Moves

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:22:57 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer and Nick Turse on the American doctrine of eradication; women in combat; and the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

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How a Bunch of Liberal Groups Are Trying to Kill the Filibuster and Citizens United

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:36:48 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The progressive plot to save representative democracy, China’s retirement bomb, Republican junk science, and doping in sports.

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The 113th Congress Can’t Be Worse Than the 112th Congress

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:47:29 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The fiscal cliff is delayed, the 113th Congress is sworn in, the NDAA is signed, the Violence Against Women Act is killed and the LA Times is reborn.

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Debunking NRA Power, Apocalyptic Myths and the Fiscal Cliff

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:04:54 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The myth of NRA power, the fiscal “obstacle course” and your guide to surviving apocalypses real and imagined.

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Mayhem in the Middle East

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:03:40 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole shares his informed comment on Syrian chemical weapons, Israeli apartheid and Egyptian unrest. Also, Robert Scheer on Bradley Manning.

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Inside Obama’s Army

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:48:46 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A veteran of both Obama campaigns tells us how organizing worked, twice, plus a preview of the Supreme Court’s next four years.

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Four More Years: Now What?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:49:24 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Gay America’s best election yet; Robert Scheer on Obama’s second term; marijuana legalization; and Internet freedom.

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Jill Stein and Rocky Anderson Have Their Say

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:36:53 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: There’s an election Tuesday, and we invite the two main alternative candidates to make a case for why we should take a chance on them in an election that is already too close to call. Also: Mo Rocca and Robert Scheer.

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Three Factors That Could Decide the Election

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:02:18 GMT

Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Women, war and support for alternative candidates could all decide the election, which remains extremely close.

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Debates, DOMA and Immigration Extremists

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 03:53:22 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Jim Morrison of Here TV and Truthdig’s Bill Boyarsky discuss debates, alternative candidates and Daniel Ellsberg’s mandate to vote for Obama. Also: How immigration extremists stand in the way of economic recovery.

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What Is the Point of Presidential Debates?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:53:09 GMT

In this Web-exclusive segment from Truthdig Radio, FAIR’s Peter Hart argues that the presidential debates are about theater and, “in reality, they don’t have much impact on voters.”

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Amputating the Wrong Limb, and Other Reasons Hospitals Need Accountability

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:12:23 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Dr. Martin Makary blows the whistle on hospital horror stories, Paul Ryan’s “secret” tape, women hand it to Obama and Nato Green says the left will never be happy.

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Neo-Nazis in the U.S. Army

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:46:28 GMT

Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: unconventional recruiting in the military, balancing free speech with cultural sensitivity in the Middle East, how to survive a plague and Robert Scheer on the freeloaders whose votes Mitt Romney is apparently not expecting.

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‘Chris Stevens Was a Hero’ to Libya

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:35:27 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole, recently returned from Libya, says “Libyans love the United States and ... [Ambassador] Chris Stevens was a hero to most of them.” Also: Captured by the Taliban; progressives’ racial divide, and presidential debates.

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Democrats Call for a Nation of ‘Shared Prosperity’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:45:28 GMT

Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Bill Clinton said the Democrats stand for “a nation of shared opportunities, shared prosperity and shared responsibilities.” Also on the show: voter disenfranchisement and a report from the Syrian border.

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The Underbelly of the Republican Convention

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:15:53 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: We take a hard look at the 2012 GOP convention in Tampa, from the partying to the homophobia to the shadowy fundraising. And what’s this about welfare reform?

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War on Women, From Political to Literal

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:01:33 GMT

In this edition of Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Ms. magazine Executive Editor Kathy Spillar on Todd Akin and friends; Pussy Riot; keeping native languages alive; and the enduring impact of war on women.

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Mass Murderers’ Weapon of Choice

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:59:40 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: There’s a reason one particular handgun keeps showing up at mass shootings: It works. Also: Paul Ryan and life after journalism.

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Chick-fil-A May Be Cooked

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:11:13 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The editor in chief of The Advocate talks chicken and bigotry, the tea party wins big in Texas, cybersecurity from the inbox to the nuclear power plant, race and politics, and we remember Gore Vidal.

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What Americans Don’t Get About Afghanistan

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:46:47 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Ed Girardet has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years and he predicts things will fall apart. Also: new infections of HIV among young, gay black men up by 48 percent; one of the architects of financial deregulation wants a do-over; and sportswriter Mark Heisler goes out on a limb looking for answers.

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Knocking on Bashar al-Assad’s Door

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:38:58 GMT

Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole’s informed comment on developments in Damascus; Wal-Mart owns America; Internet hypochondria; Comic Con culture clash, and unbundling education.

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What Would MLK Say About Obama’s Drones?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:15:50 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Civil rights leader Julian Bond says, “Things are better than they used to be; they’re worse than they should be.” Also: Tom Cruise, Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone; good news about jobs, and the edge of sports.

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E.J. Dionne: American History the Tea Party Doesn’t Like to Talk About

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:19:18 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: E.J. Dionne Jr. on our “Divided Political Heart.” Also on the show: California’s new mortgage law, the Declaration of Internet Freedom and the secret lives of Russian spies.

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John Roberts: Switch Hitter

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 20:04:39 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer, Lisa Bloom, ACLU Arizona Executive Director Alessandra Soler and Move to Amend’s David Cobb on the Surpeme Court. Also: A big city goes bust.

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Egyptian Military Is ‘Playing With Fire’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:13:07 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Middle East expert Juan Cole says Egypt’s military rulers have “begun acting stupidly.” Also: 5.6 million new jobs (with a catch), the problem with Obama’s immigration policy, and Robert Scheer on health care.

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Big Enough to Fail

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:13:01 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: an indie look at the downfall of Washington Mutual, political surrogacy on the campaign trail, filmmaker Amy Ziering on rape in the military, and youth voter outreach at the world’s largest dance party.

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Where Have All the Watchdogs Gone?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 06:32:20 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: putting government watchdogs back to work, filmmaker Robert Greenwald, Occupy funnyman Nato Green, student debt and anarchy historian Thai Jones.

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Student Debt as a Human Rights Issue

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:44:49 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A student loan crisis just in time for graduation and “More Powerful Than Dynamite” author Thai Jones.

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Raining on Obama’s Gay Pride Parade

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:39:24 GMT

Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Scott Tucker disrupts the celebration of Obama’s gay marriage announcement; the Green Party candidate; Robert Scheer and Sergei Plekhanov; austerity check; and the class politics of parking tickets.

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Dennis Kucinich on Afghanistan: ‘Get Out, Get Out, Get Out’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:13:23 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Rep. Dennis Kucinich takes “nothing good” from the president’s visit to Afghanistan, Robert Scheer on China, Occupiers and organizers, and California’s autism unfairness.

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Mad Cow: Consumer Reports Says Regulators Are Failing the Food Supply

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:54:09 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Consumer Reports senior scientist Dr. Michael Hanson tells us the United States lags far behind Europe and Asia in its regulation of the meat industry; Tupac and the LA Riots at 20; Rocky Anderson’s alternative campaign for president; and Greenpeace protests Apple’s dirty cloud.

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Taxes, Riots and Prostitutes

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:04:32 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Thousands of companies are withholding and keeping their employees’ state income taxes; 20 years after the L.A. riots: Whites don’t see the racial divide everyone else senses; the Secret Service and masculinity in Colombia; and Robert Scheer sounds off.

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Blame Clinton: Record Poverty and No Safety Net

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:33:36 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Newt Gingrich blames Fox News; the Justice Department sues Apple; 46 million Americans without a safety net, and a history of Hamas.

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Van Jones: How Our Movement Lost Its Way

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:38:54 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Van Jones wants to put Humpty Dumpty Hope back together again; we consider Condoleezza Rice for VP; Occupy gets glitz; and the latest threats to your Internet freedom.

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The Supreme Court Has Us Guessing

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:01:06 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Just like a doctor, the Supreme Court keeps the nation waiting; Trayvon Martin and the law; remembering Adrienne Rich; Hawaiian sovereignty, and a tortured journalist speaks out.

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Million Hoodie March

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:36:41 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Trayvon Martin and the Million Hoodie March; Rick Santorum’s Christian nation; Dave Zirin is “shock-raged” over the New Orleans Saints, and we get an update on the Super PACs now leasing our democracy. Plus: Mr. Fish and John Lennon.

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Former Child Soldier on Kony 2012: ‘Why Can’t They Preach Peace?’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:04:13 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: We hear from two people living in northern Uganda, including one of Joseph Kony’s former abductees, about the viral #Kony2012 campaign. Also: Psychologist Francine Shapiro.

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Kucinich: ‘Defeat Doesn’t Have Power Over Me’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:56:05 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Dennis Kucinich on life after Congress; Eric Boehlert of Media Matters on Rush Limbaugh; Frances Causey, director of the new documentary “Heist,” and former CIA interrogator Glenn Carle, who tells us about his struggle with institutionalized torture.

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Documentary on Teen Bullies Gets the NC-17 Treatment

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:11:23 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The end of Andrew Breitbart, the week in politics and movie theater owners threaten to treat a documentary about bullies as an NC-17 film.

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Lawrence Lessig on ‘Fixing the Republic’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:40:19 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Lawrence Lessig discusses his new e-book, “One Way Forward: The Outsider’s Guide to Fixing the Republic,” and his optimism that movements like Occupy Wall Street can help set our democracy back on course.

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A ‘Queer History’ of Rick Santorum and Proposition 8

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:58:23 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer on the mortgage settlement, MLK in his own words, and “A Queer History of the United States” author Michael Bronski on Rick Santorum, Proposition 8, Ellen DeGeneres and gay marriage in Washington state. (This is a pledge show.)

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‘Out and Occupy’ Condemns Corporate ‘Pinkwashing’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:16:16 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Occupy and Labor activists target gay-friendly marketing, Mitt Romney’s immigration issues, Ron Paul challenges liberals, Lisa Bloom on pop culture dieting and Apple lovers take action.

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The Numbers Show

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:55:12 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: David Cay Johnston reveals the hidden scandal lurking in Romney’s tax returns; Robert Scheer and Kathy Kiely shine sunlight on super PACs, and Doug Henwood deflates China’s real estate bubble.

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Chris Hedges on His Lawsuit Against the President

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:27:15 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The great Internet switch-off; the ACLU vs. jailhouse abuse; S&P’s downgrade mania; Robert Scheer on the election, and Chris Hedges discusses his lawsuit against the president.

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The Gayest Cities in America

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:12:42 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Advocate Editor in Chief Matthew Breen explains the magazine’s surprising picks. Also: Pot smoke doesn’t hurt your lungs; Robert Scheer on the election, and Occupy the Courts.

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Not So Fast, Mitt

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:58:53 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Bill Boyarsky complicates the conventional wisdom on Mitt Romney; the Rev. Madison Shockley has a beef with the Catholic Church; a judge wants to ban Mexican-American education in Arizona; Mr. Fish applies his skeptical wit to the political process, and Robert Scheer on Iowa.

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The Cruelty of Nonlethal Weapons

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:22:17 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Newt Gingrich’s rise and Rod Blagojevich’s fall; why nonlethal weapons are being abused; Nomi Prins’ new novel; and millennial mishigas.

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Preoccupied by Health and Safety

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:33:27 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer condemns the eviction of Occupy L.A.; the protesters police themselves; the NBA lockout ends and so does Herman Cain’s campaign, and we get a feminist analysis of the Penn State scandal.

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What Cellphone Taxes Say About Republican Hypocrisy

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:41:22 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: David Lazarus tracks the cash from phone and bank fees; good news for unions; moving money out of big banks; anarchy in the USA, and “digital parasites.”

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Manarchy!

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:01:16 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Code Pink challenges Occupy movement “manarchists,” Oliver Stone talks history and Tariq Ali argues that President Obama is a continuation of President George W. Bush. Plus the winner of our protest song contest.

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Chris Hedges and Robert Scheer on Class Struggle

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:03:21 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK, the columnists had an in-depth discussion about the Occupy movement and the ruling class, which Hedges said is “totally divorced from what’s happening.”

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‘The Empire of Death’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:21:42 GMT

In this special Web-exclusive Halloween edition of Truthdig Radio, Howie Stier interviews art historian Paul Koudounaris, whose macabre new book explores fetishistic tombs and morbid monuments around the world.

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The Spiritual Side of Occupy Wall Street

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:22:06 GMT

Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Rev. Madison Shockley made a pilgrimage to Liberty Square, Dr. Marcia Dawkins traveled to the Holy Land, Reese Erlich reported from recently bombed Turkey and we compared Obama’s jobs bill to the WPA.

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There’s Something Happening Here

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:55:07 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: It’s all about Occupy Wall Street, which Pulitzer Prize winner and guest David Cay Johnston says is unlike any movement he’s covered. Also: voices from Occupy L.A., Nomi Prins, Scott Tucker and the NYPD arrests journalists.

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Dennis Kucinich and Chris Hedges on the 99 Percent

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:57:33 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Chris Hedges explain why the 99 percenters are “the best among us.” Plus: Occupy L.A., Obama’s “secure communities” and modern midwifery.

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Juan Cole on Palestinian Statehood

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:00:47 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole reports from New York on Occupy Wall Street and Palestinians at the U.N. Also: The politics of immigration; women make less than men (still), and a jury convicts the Irvine 11.

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The Death of Troy Davis

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:42:19 GMT

On Wednesday’s Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK, in the hours before the execution of Troy Davis, Mike Farrell and Dave Zirin discussed what Zirin called a “legal lynching.” Also: L.A.‘s labor battle and the politics of Hollywood.

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Mike Farrell on Troy Davis and Political Cowardice

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:45:29 GMT

On this week’s episode of Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Mike Farrell on Troy Davis, the battle for Latino voters, 9/11 by the numbers and Robert Scheer on America’s record poverty.

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Agent Orange and Our Legacy of Chemical Warfare

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:36:20 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio, in collaboration with KPFK, we hear about Agent Orange and the continuing devastation from America’s chemical warfare; the Justice Department’s recent move to hold big banks accountable; the efforts of a pioneering Spanish broadcaster; and the economic outlook on jobs.

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Dodging Missiles With Russian Smugglers

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:31:29 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio, in collaboration with KPFK, we hear about the dark side of international freight; the downside of DSK’s dismissal; the power of journalism, and the fall of the Soviet Union.

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The FBI’s Terrorism Factory

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:45:27 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: How the FBI uses its 15,000 informants to sucker and seduce angry Muslims, and the effort to amend the Constitution to dehumanize corporations.

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Jim Hightower and Rick Perry’s Army of God

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:57:55 GMT

Texan populist Jim Hightower and Robert Scheer discuss Rick Perry’s entry into the presidential race while Texas Observer Editor David Mann tells us about Perry’s “army of God.”

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Wall Street’s Dive, Syrian Tanks, London Riots and Juvie Journalism

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:35:05 GMT

As we stare down the barrel of a double-dip recession, journalist and former investment banker William Cohan helps us make sense of the stock market and moral rot on Wall Street. Also on this week’s Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: a report from London on the U.K. riots; Robin Wright puts Syria and the other Arab uprisings in context, and “The Beat Within” gives juvenile convicts a voice.

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Kucinich Says Obama Got the Deal He Wanted

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:11:45 GMT

Is the president a bad negotiator, or did he get the deal he wanted all along, as Rep. Dennis Kucinich suggests? Also on this week’s Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: the phony Social Security scare, teaching Shakespeare in Iraq and more.

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The Obama Administration’s New Crackdown on Medicinal Marijuana

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:11:46 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: The politics of global warming; the ever more complicated fight to legalize marijuana; Robert Scheer’s debt update; the director of the new documentary “Honest Man,” and the Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

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Alan Grayson Tells It Like It Is

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:14:30 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Alan Grayson tells us why he’s running again for Congress; wild-man cartoonist Mr. Fish discusses his new book; a couple of holy men talk about biblical ignorance; and Truthdig editor-in-chief Robert Scheer talks about President Obama’s rejection of Elizabeth Warren.

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The Christian Conspiracy to Take Over the Military

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:22:04 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: The man who brought down Warren Jeffs’ Mormon fundamentalist sect, the Christian conspiracy to take over the military, and the hot new children’s book “Go the Fuck to Sleep.” Plus: a progressive analysis of the debt ceiling drama.

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The Power Behind a Clean Energy Future

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:28:27 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Why a battery breakthrough is the key to our clean energy future; how boosting the minimum wage could lift the economy; we check in with immigration; and Robert Scheer talks about the sinful love between the tea party and Goldman Sachs. Also: On the ground in Gaza.

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Innocent and Executed

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:01:41 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Argentina’s bloody past and New York’s historic gay marriage moment. Also, actor and activist Mike Farrell talks about death penalty injustice. Plus, Robert and Peter Scheer celebrate (sort of) Justice Scalia.

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One-State Solution

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:25:27 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Kids have a right to mock their teachers; Apple may be launching a preemptive strike against free speech; and the general’s son, Miko Peled, says Israelis and Palestinians must accept a one-state solution. Also, Tim DeChristopher, the hero who didn’t stand a chance.

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The Body Baggers of Iraq

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:46:08 GMT

On this week’s episode of Truthdig radio in collaboration with KPFK: Unconstitutionally crowded prisons, battlefield medicine, a very special segment on the Marines who collect their dead in Iraq, and just a little bit of Jesus. Plus: Reese Erlich reports from Egypt.

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On Manning, Fracking and Walker’s Chickens

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:49:44 GMT

On this week’s episode of Truthdig radio in collaboration with KPFK, author Alice Walker tells tales of her beloved chickens, Scott Tucker speaks up for Bradley Manning, and Sarah Stillman reports about financial coercion in U.S. war zones. Plus: What’s all this about fracking?

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Why Our Broken System Sends the Wrong People to Prison

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:17:30 GMT

On this week’s episode of Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK, we investigate why so many innocent people end up in prison; find out how much various college majors really pay; look into the future of depression-chic food; and learn why Apple’s high profits threaten teachers. Plus, another special report from the cutting edge by Mr. Fish.

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Ry Cooder vs. Wall Street

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 26 May 2011 04:20:50 GMT

On this week’s episode of Truthdig radio in collaboration with KPFK we have the legendary Ry Cooder (who brought along some songs from his new album), queer historian Michael Bronski and Marcia Dawkins on the real freedom riders.

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Bill Moyers: ‘We’re Almost Out of Time’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:37:28 GMT

On this week’s episode of Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: the great Bill Moyers, Nomi Prins on the scandalous IMF and Cole Miller on grass-roots philanthropy.

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Truthdig Radio: How the U.S. Co-Opted Human Rights

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 12 May 2011 04:54:48 GMT

On this week’s show we hear from Reagan Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb on our imperial military budget, and James Peck tells us how the U.S. co-opted human rights. And we send Reese Erlich to Cuba to find out how Raul Castro’s economic reforms are affecting the island’s world-famous music scene.

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Truthdig Radio: Debunking the bin Laden Torture Myth

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 05 May 2011 02:26:09 GMT

This week on Truthdig Radio, Mark Danner debunks the bin Laden torture myth; Sharon Smith gives us tips for young activists; Holger Keifel makes art out of boxing; and Chris Hedges says Osama bin Laden’s death will lead to only more terrorism.

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Truthdig Radio: The Great Recession, Jobs and the Royal Spectacle

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:31:21 GMT

On this week’s show, our guests sing to Obama; deep-dive the job market; get bossy with Tina Fey; and brace us for an AT&T world. Plus, Truthdig crashes the royal wedding.

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Truthdig Radio: Meltdown in Our Casino Economy

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:43:39 GMT

In this week’s episode, Marcia Dawkins talks multiracial politics; Avi Chomsky covers the immigration debate; Timothy Canova discusses the economic meltdown in our casino economy; Howie Stier investigates the Green Jello House in Hollywood; and Matthew Specktor introduces the newly launched Los Angeles Review of Books.

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Truthdig Radio: Keep McChrystal Retired

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:48:04 GMT

Mr. Fish survives a MoveOn house party, Sandra Postel solves the water crisis, Daniel Denvir and James Harris take stock of segregation, Narda Zacchino puts Gen. Stanley McChrystal in the dustbin of history, and Nomi Prins and Robert Scheer digest President Obama’s speech.

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Truthdig Radio: Power in a Union

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:14:39 GMT

We put together a very special show on the labor movement, covering the gamut from farmworkers to teachers and even millionaire athletes.

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Truthdig Radio: Helen Caldicott and the Terror Economy

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:42:08 GMT

Truthdig Radio airs every Wednesday at 2:00 PM in Los Angeles on 90.7 KPFK. If you can’t listen live, look for the podcast and transcript of each week’s show Wednesday nights right here on Truthdig.

On this week’s show Helen Caldicott says “the French are ignorant” and “the English are nuts,” Dr. Alan Lockwood discusses Japan, Loretta Napoleoni calculates the terror economy, Marcia Dawkins measures misogyny and Mr. Fish finds his inner princess.

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Truthdig Radio: Dennis Kucinich Battles Libya Bombing

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:06:14 GMT

On this week’s episode, Rep. Dennis Kucinich explains why he’s trying to defund military action in Libya, Ryan Quinn talks about his new novel, Howie Stier reports from the anti-war movement and Robert Scheer remembers Elizabeth Taylor.

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Truthdig Radio: Osama bin Laden and Nuclear Meltdown

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:20:24 GMT

In this premiere episode of our weekly radio show, former bin Laden hunter Michael Scheuer tells us why we’re losing, renowned physicist Frank N. von Hippel tells us to fear the bomb and Juan Cole says Arab protesters are looking for a New Deal. (A full transcript is available here.)

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Robert Scheer: Live Chat Podcast on Egypt

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:52:51 GMT

In this video Q & A session, Robert Scheer discusses with readers his latest column, “Hey Obama, Read Wikileaks.”

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Building a Powerful Left in the United States

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:47:21 GMT

Robert Scheer, Chris Hedges, David Sirota, Larry Gross and Scott Tucker go looking for America’s missing movement in this special collaboration between Truthdig and Pacifica’s KPFK.

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Robert Scheer: Live Chat Podcast on Obama’s State of the Union Speech

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:49:03 GMT

In this video Q & A session, Robert Scheer discusses with readers his latest column, “Hogwash, Mr. President.”

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Live Chat Podcast: Robert Scheer on Obama’s Call for Less Regulation

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:50:31 GMT

In this live video Q & A session, Robert Scheer discussed with readers his latest column, “Obama Pulls a Clinton” .

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Truthdig Radio: Save the Internet, Enlist the Gays, Movies of the Year

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:22:06 GMT

Truthdig editors, contributors and collaborators share their insights into the corporate takeover of the free and fair Internet and the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Plus: Richard Schickel’s picks for the best movies of the year.

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Truthdig Radio: Hedges, Scheer, Shockley and Prins

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:38:33 GMT

Truthdig editors discuss WikiLeaks with Chris Hedges, the pope with the Rev. Madison Shockley and Fed revelations with Nomi Prins in this radio special for Pacifica’s KPFK.

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Wendell Potter on ‘Deadly Spin’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:39:53 GMT

The health industry spinmaster-turned-whistle-blower says the consumer is funding the industry’s smear campaigns: “A big portion of what we spend or pay in premiums is skimmed off to operate and conduct these fear-mongering and anger-mongering campaigns.”

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Live Chat Podcast: Robert Scheer on the Election

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:55:54 GMT

In this live chat session, Robert Scheer responded to readers’ questions and comments about his latest column, “Payback at the Polls,” dealing with the 2010 midterm election.

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Bob Woodward on ‘Obama’s Wars’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:31:47 GMT

The veteran journalist talks to Truthdig’s James Harris about his new book, which zeroes in on a war-averse president struggling to impose order on chaos abroad without losing his grip on the home front.

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Live Chat Podcast: Robert Scheer on the Economy

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:57:04 GMT

Robert Scheer responds to reader questions submitted live during our recurring Q&A sessions.

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James Harris Interview With Harry Edwards: ‘The Fire This Time’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:33:20 GMT

James Harris and Harry Edwards discuss President Obama and the myth of post-racial society, James Baldwin’s “The Fire Next Time” and why now is the time to repair the black community in urban cities such as Oakland.

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Live Chat Podcast: Robert Scheer on Republicans’ New Image

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:41:13 GMT

If you missed Robert Scheer discussing with readers his latest column, “The Grinches Who Stole Summer,” on the Republicans’ image, or you just want to relive the excitement, you can listen to what was discussed here.

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Jonathan Alter: Health Care Puts Obama in FDR’s League

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:25:31 GMT

Newsweek senior editor and columnist Jonathan Alter talks about his new book, “The Promise: President Obama, Year One,” and why “Just by getting health care through ... [Barack Obama is] now standing alone with Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson in terms of domestic achievement.”

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The Crime of Our Time

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:05:57 GMT

Danny Schechter’s new movie, “Plunder: The Crime of Our Time,” tells the story of the economic collapse as “a crime narrative as opposed to a mistakes narrative.”

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Kucinich Predicts Health Care Will Pass by One Vote

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:55:48 GMT

Congressman Dennis Kucinich predicted Saturday that the health reform bill will win passage in the House on Sunday by just one vote. Kucinich likened the bill to “the political equivalent of castor oil” but said he has been working to get remaining holdout Democrats to vote for it. The Ohio Democrat, who earlier was a holdout himself, made the comments in an interview conducted by Truthdig Managing Editor Peter Z. Scheer and podcast producer Joshua Scheer.

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RFK and the Civil Rights Movement

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:22:03 GMT

In this podcast, Truthdig’s Associate Editor Kasia Anderson talks with Murray Horwitz and Jonathan Estrin, the playwrights of “RFK: The Journey to Justice,” about Bobby Kennedy’s evolution from political animal to true believer in his transformative relationship with the civil rights revolution.

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Kucinich: ‘Heads They Win, Tails We Lose’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:09:24 GMT

Rep. Dennis Kucinich tells us why he isn’t buckling under pressure to vote for the president’s health care reform bill (“Every plan that’s put forth by our government ends up benefiting the health insurance industry”).

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All-Stars, Steroids and the Super Bowl

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:32:02 GMT

L.A. Times columnist and Truthdig contributor Mark Heisler explains why the NBA All-Star game is no fun anymore and why overreacting sportswriters can’t forgive Mark McGwire for breaking their hearts.

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‘iBailout’: Pocket Activism

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:57:31 GMT

Nick Marroni says, “My goal is to make games that have social and political relevance.” To that end he has created a satirical iPhone game called “iBailout!!” You play as the “Fed,” a robot that eats money. Just don’t let the angry mob get you.

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Kucinich on Obama’s Escalation: Great Speech, Bad Policy

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:18:48 GMT

The other “peace candidate” in the 2008 Democratic primary isn’t thrilled with the president’s order to radically escalate the war in Afghanistan, no matter if there’s an exit strategy: “What are we going to learn in 18 months that we haven’t already learned in the last eight years?”

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Scott Ritter on Afghanistan: Don’t Believe the Hype

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:59:05 GMT

Is the war in Afghanistan worth the sacrifice of even one American life? Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter says, “No! ... We are allowing the battle in Afghanistan to be defined by a domestic American political imperative. There is no urgency in Afghanistan, there is urgency in Washington, D.C.”

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Where Have All the Ramparts Gone?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Peter Richardson’s new book about the groundbreaking Ramparts Magazine says the rag changed America. Truthdig arts and culture editor Kasia Anderson asks the author and former Ramparts Editor Robert Scheer, Truthdig’s editor-in-chief, why its impact isn’t better remembered, and what will take its place.

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The Torture Memos

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:53:12 GMT

Georgetown University law professor David Cole’s new book, “The Torture Memos,” investigates how key members of the U.S. Office of Legal Counsel rewrote the law to make torture legal.

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Editors’ Round Table: Moore, Green Phone, Czar Trouble

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:37:33 GMT

Truthdig editors Robert Scheer, Peter Scheer and Kasia Anderson give their takes on the week’s news, a new eco-phone and Michael Moore’s manifesto.

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Where Did All These Marchers Come From?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:31:43 GMT

Josh Silver from FreePress.net joined us to discuss the Glenn Beck phenomenon, Obama’s health care plan and our country’s dependence on for-profit media.

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A Lifeline for Homeowners? Not Really

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:40:55 GMT

John Dunbar of the Center for Public Integrity has analyzed the Obama administration’s home loan modification program, which aims to keep troubled borrowers in their homes, and finds it “highly problematic.”

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Chris Hedges on Health Care, War and the New Racism

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:01:23 GMT

Chris Hedges talks about the illusion of health care reform, the war in Afghanistan, and what he calls the “new racism” in the age of Obama.

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Thom Hartmann on ‘Threshold’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:51:59 GMT

The Truthdig panel talks to radio host and author Thom Hartmann about his new book, “Threshold,” the need for serious financial regulation and his trip to Darfur.

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Inside the Gates Arrest, Plus ‘Hurt Locker’ Review

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:36:03 GMT

This week the Truthdig panel talks about the racial politics behind the arrest of high-profile Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., who himself said, “I was cast by him [the policeman] in a narrative and he didn’t know how to get out of it.” Also, pop culture critic Sheerly Avni gives a big thumbs up to a new and telling film about the Iraq war, “The Hurt Locker.”

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Dennis vs. Goliath

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:24:06 GMT

Rep. Dennis Kucinich talks about winning a big victory for health care reform, grilling Hank Paulson over the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch merger, and the battle against crony capitalism.

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The Internet as a Media-Altering Force and the Facebook Addiction

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:01:46 GMT

We talk with UC Santa Cruz history professor Matthew Lassar about the FCC, how Internet has altered the media, and why college kids can’t stop checking their Facebook accounts during classroom lectures.

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Illuminating the Connection Between Money and Politics

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:13:50 GMT

In this episode, we talk with Maplight.org’s executive director, Dan Newman. Maplight, which lobbies for greater transparency in government, is a nonprofit group dedicated to illuminating the connection between money and politics. Its data reveals which politicians are on the take and the source of questionable political contributions.

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A Dramatic Rethinking of Geographic Boundaries and Economic Responsibility

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:19:28 GMT

Paul Starobin, author of the new book “After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age,” says a dramatic rethinking of geographic boundaries and economic responsibility would greatly improve the U.S. and states like California.

Starobin suggests that America’s broke, ill-governed and way-too-big nationlike state, California, might be saved, truly saved, not by an emergency federal bailout, but by a merciful carve-up into three republics that would rely on their own ingenuity in making their connections to the wider world.

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Fighting Crime by Reforming Juvenile Hall

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:01:54 GMT

This week on the podcast: Sheerly Avni and Omar Turcios from The Beat Within, a magazine written by and for the troubled kids in juvenile prisons. Such facilities could be “recruiting grounds for crime fighting,” argues Avni, and that’s in our self-interest. “If you want to stop crime—very simple. You look at a bunch of 5-year-old kids in the ghetto. Ask yourself: ‘Do I want them to be criminals or not in 10 years? What’s that going to do to the value of my home?’ ”

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Breadline USA

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:08:29 GMT

Sasha Abramsky discusses his new solution-oriented book about the millions of Americans who work 40 hours a week and still go hungry, “these forgotten communities and these forgotten families who are doing everything they’ve been told they need to do to survive and ... they’re still being pushed backward by economic forces that they really don’t control.”

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U.S. Citizens Detained and Deported by Immigration

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:56:54 GMT

In its zeal to crack down on illegal immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining and deporting American citizens. The Center for Investigative Reporting’s Andrew Becker talks about his investigation into this disturbing trend.

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The Business of War

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:16:49 GMT

Pentagon whistle-blower Karen Kwiatowski returns to the Truthdig podcast to take stock of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which she says are effectively “a government jobs program for the military and military contractors.”

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Amy Goodman on ‘Standing Up to the Madness’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:11:22 GMT

The “Democracy Now!” host talks about her book, the state of activism and why “the media are the most powerful corporations on Earth—more powerful than any bomb, more powerful than any missile.”

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Documenting 8 Years of Torture

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:41:03 GMT

Mark Danner made headlines last week with his essay in The New York Review of Books on the CIA’s use of torture and a secret report from the International Committee of the Red Cross detailing such practices. Find out why he says, “Torture is for people with weak nerves.”

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Idealism in Short Supply

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:27:06 GMT

President Obama has called on Americans to volunteer in their communities, but the economic meltdown makes civilian service a tough sell. In this interview, Russ Finkelstein, associate director of idealist.org, argues that “we all have something to give,” even those of us without much time and money.

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Was Helicopter Deal a Tool in Bush’s War Scam?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:19:25 GMT

You may have heard about the scandalously overpriced presidential helicopters the U.S. had ordered from Italy, but did you know they may have been a payoff for forged intelligence used to sell the war in Iraq? It’s all a part of “a web of conspiracy and deceit,” says journalist Paolo Pontoniere.

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Getting to Zero

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:53:57 GMT

John Isaacs, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, joins the podcast with a status report on the spread of nuclear weapons. Cutting a deal with Iran and North Korea while getting the U.S. and Russia to downsize their own arsenals won’t be easy, but it may be only a matter of time—and diplomacy.

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Coping With Corporate Media

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:18:20 GMT

The Truthdig Podcast is back and better than ever. This week the panel tackles our obsession with imperfect athletes, the first days of the Obama administration and the decline of media. Special guest Megan Tady, campaign coordinator for Free Press, joins James Harris and Josh Scheer.

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‘Why We Fight’ Director on the American Way of War

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:05:39 GMT

Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki speaks with Truthdig’s Kasia Anderson about his new book, whether Obama can deliver, and why the U.S. is like Elvis.

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Obama’s Treasury Secretary? Let’s Hope Not

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:16:00 GMT

Barack Obama is rumored to favor Lawrence Summers as his treasury secretary. That’s a terrible choice, says Robert Scheer, if the president-elect is at all concerned about the financial meltdown.

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Election Shenanigans Preview

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:20:00 GMT

From long lines to vote-flipping, the race to disenfranchise America’s voters is off to a depressing start. With that in mind, we spoke with leading election integrity journalist Brad Friedman of the BradBlog to get the lay of the land heading into Tuesday’s big showdown.

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Bill Boyarsky on Election ‘08 and the Real America

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:38:04 GMT

Fresh off a trip to small-town Ohio, Truthdig’s political reporter weighs in on the week’s news, from the Colin Powell endorsement to the battle for Pennsylvania.

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Bill Boyarsky on McCain’s Low Blows

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:31:40 GMT

Truthdig’s chief political correspondent weighs in on the week in politics. From “pallin’ around with terrorists” to Tuesday’s debate, Team McCain is “going for the gut,” but will it work?

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Robert Scheer on the Bailout Bomb

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:23:00 GMT

The Dow dropped more than 777 points on the news that the House had voted down the $700-billion bailout proposal, so why does our editor think it’s “a great moment for American democracy”?

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Robert Scheer on the Economic Meltdown

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:44:00 GMT

Truthdig’s editor in chief warns against thinking about the economic crisis as an “act of God,” saying “this is man-made” and that the individuals responsible are well known and entirely too influential in the current election.

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Iraq From the Inside

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:58:00 GMT

Iraqi journalist Huda Ahmed, who has recently been granted asylum in the U.S., looks back on more than five years of war and occupation from an Iraqi perspective.

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John Dean on Pure Goldwater

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:13:00 GMT

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer interviews John Dean about “Pure Goldwater,” his new collaboration with the late senator’s son. The book is a reminder that American conservatism has drifted far from its original heading.

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The Truthdig Interview With Naomi Klein

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:58:13 GMT

Critics and challengers of Naomi Klein’s work had better take a close look at her latest book, “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism,” before launching their attacks. This is one writer whose research and documentation are so exhaustive that would-be detractors will not only find her analysis to be dauntingly watertight, even if they don’t share her views about the unnatural disasters enabled by free-market capitalism, but they might also discover that some of her source material seems strangely familiar.

Transcript available here.

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Gore Vidal on Impeachment and the Media

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:13:00 GMT

The celebrated historian and author reads from his latest Truthdig essay, which examines Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s articles of impeachment and the lack of attention they garnered in the mainstream media.

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Joseph Stiglitz on Recession

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:38:00 GMT

Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist and co-author of “The Three Trillion Dollar War,” shares his insights into America’s economic woes and explains why things are probably going to get worse.

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State of the Race

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:59:00 GMT

Earlier this week, Truthdig editors Robert and Peter Scheer stopped by the Michael Jackson radio show for a free-ranging discussion on politics, disaster in Burma and more.

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Us vs. Them

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:40:00 GMT

Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus, argues for a more humane foreign policy and explains why American airstrikes in Somalia and elsewhere are about more than terrorism.

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The $3-Trillion War

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:23:00 GMT

Harvard scholar Linda Bilmes speaks about her work with Joseph Stiglitz. The two former Truthdiggers of the Week have a new book and have been working hard to uncover even more hidden expenses for the war in Iraq, which they estimate will cost the taxpayers and their children trillions of dollars.

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Rev. Wright Roundtable

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:54:00 GMT

The Rev. Madison Shockley, who presides over a congregation of the same denomination as the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, joins a panel of Truthdiggers to investigate the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s church. How can a predominantly black church be described as separatist and hateful, Shockley asks, when it is part of an overwhelmingly white denomination?

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From Rebellious Republicans to Tasteless Tycoons

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:46:00 GMT

Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and Managing Editor Peter Scheer talk politics once again with radio icon Michael Jackson.

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Bill Boyarsky on the Campaign Trail

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:55:29 GMT

Truthdig political correspondent Bill Boyarsky weighs in on the state of the race and explains why, no matter what the pundits tell you, a showdown in Denver could be good for the Democrats.

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Super Tuesday and Beyond

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:31:00 GMT

The podcast is back after an extended holiday break. In this installment, Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer and Managing Editor Peter Scheer chat with Los Angeles radio institution Michael Jackson about Super Tuesday and what it all means for the race ahead. The Michael Jackson show can be heard in Los Angeles on AM 1260, in San Diego on AM 540 or online at 1260.am.

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Scott Ritter on the NIE Report and War With Iran

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:37:00 GMT

The Truthdig columnist (and WMD expert) warns that war with Iran could be inevitable, despite the National Intelligence Estimate report that says Iran dismantled its nuclear program in 2003. Bush, Ritter argues, doesn’t let facts get in the way of what he wants.

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Lance Williams on Bonds’ Indictment

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:11:00 GMT

“Game of Shadows” co-author Lance Williams shares his thoughts on Barry Bonds’ legal woes, the impact of steroids on sports and how Nancy Pelosi helped to keep him out of jail.

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Paul Krugman on the ‘Conscience of a Liberal’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:51:00 GMT

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman brings his liberal conscience and economic expertise to bear on the housing crisis and sheds light on the dirty secret behind many political victories by conservatives: “The consistent source of [Republican] success has been race.”

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Imaginary Weapons

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:04:00 GMT

Truthdig speaks with Sharon Weinberger, whose book “Imaginary Weapons” looks into why the Pentagon has spent billions of dollars on fantastical weapons programs, some of which defy the laws of physics.

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Kinky Friedman’s Ten Commandments

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:06:00 GMT

The always entertaining Kinky Friedman, author most recently of “You Can Lead a Politician to Water, but You Can’t Make Him Think: Ten Commandments for Texas Politics,” tells Truthdig why the Internet is the work of Satan, why politicians are “stuck on stupid” and why God couldn’t beat the Republicans in Texas.

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America’s Dysfunctional Intelligence Agencies

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:22:00 GMT

“Spying Blind” author Amy Zegart gives Truthdig a status report on America’s intelligence agencies and explains why our intelligence system is so broken and why our democracy may be to blame.

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Robert Scheer Debates Ralph Nader

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:09:27 GMT

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer goes head to head with progressive icon Ralph Nader, who denies the charge that he has been a spoiler and challenges the value of the Democratic Party.

Special thanks to The Nation.

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Inside the Military-Industrial Complex

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:14:00 GMT

Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Philip Coyle knows a thing or two about the “staggering” amounts of money the U.S. funnels into the military-industrial complex, and why it is so difficult to stanch the profiteering.

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Crime, Poverty and Education: It’s Not Rocket Science

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:12:00 GMT

Truthdig regulars Sheerly Avni, James Harris and Josh Scheer put their heads together to try to figure out why the big problems that plague our communities never get solved.

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Top-Secret Tourism

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:53:01 GMT

Truthdig’s James Harris and Josh Scheer speak with Harry Helms, author of “Top Secret Tourism: Your Travel Guide to Germ Warfare Laboratories, Clandestine Aircraft Bases and Other Places in the United States You’re Not Supposed to Know About,” which his critics have called a handbook for terrorists. Helms explains why his work doesn’t threaten national security and what it’s like to visit some of the most secret sites in America.

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You Have No Rights

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:25:00 GMT

Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive and author of “You Have No Rights,” explains how our president became a “medieval king,” and why your civil liberties are in greater danger than ever.

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Chris Hedges and the ‘Other War’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:23:58 GMT

Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges talks about his landmark article in The Nation magazine, “The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness,” the result of seven months of interviews with troops about their experiences in Iraq.

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The Last Days of Democracy

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT

Truthdig speaks with Elliot Cohen, author of “The Last Days of Democracy,” who argues that the United States is in political and cultural decline, with media and telecommunications giants engaged in “a well-organized effort to hijack America.”

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Robert Higgs on The Perils of Trading Freedom for Safety

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:08:00 GMT

Robert Higgs author of “Neither Liberty Nor Safety” speaks with Truthdig’s James Harris and Joshua Scheer about how political opportunists and fear mongerers are gobbling up our individual liberties.

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Mike Jones on Ted Haggard and Hypocrisy

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:45:00 GMT

The former escort who blew the whistle on Ted Haggard’s homosexuality explains why he felt morally compelled to come forward, what the fallout has been like and what he feels is the real tragedy of the situation.

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The Forgotten War on Drugs and Election ‘08

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:20:00 GMT

Renowned sociologist Dr. Troy Duster discusses the war on drugs, race, public policy and the 2008 election.

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The Lose-Lose War

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:21:00 GMT

Dr. Dahlia Wasfi joins Robert Scheer and James Harris to discuss the past, present and future of the Iraq war. Wasfi, who has twice visited Iraq during the occupation, says it is only a matter of time and casualties before the U.S. leaves: “It’s really simple: You bring the troops home, they stop dying there.”

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Getting Personal With AIDS and Africa

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:57:00 GMT

Stephanie Nolen, the last Western journalist covering the AIDS beat in Africa, tells Truthdig it is unfortunate but true that the more people die, the less people care, which is why she has decided to get personal with a new book that approaches the crisis from a different perspective.

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The Overseer: Rep. Henry Waxman

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 28 May 2007 20:51:00 GMT

Rep. Henry Waxman, who more than any other politician is fulfilling the Democrat’s election promise to bring good governance and oversight back to Washington, tells Truthdig about Iraq corruption, the tragedy of post-traumatic stress disorder, and why it’s only a matter of time before Congress—Republicans included—pulls the plug on the war.

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Save Internet Music

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 22 May 2007 21:52:00 GMT

Internet radio has provided an eclectic and independent alternative to the mainstream hit-oriented, payola-ridden music marketplace, but industry greed now threatens to wipe out the medium. Truthdig checks in with Frannie Wellings of Free Press to find out whether Internet radio stands a chance and what music fans can do to save it.

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Collateral Damage and the Origins of Mother’s Day

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sun, 13 May 2007 23:27:00 GMT

Cole Miller of NoMoreVictims.Org, a group that works to find medical sponsorships for injured Iraqi children, talks about the ignored victims of Iraq and the antiwar origins of Mother’s Day.

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Maverick Candidate Mike Gravel

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:15:00 GMT

Presidential candidate Mike Gravel’s performance in the first Democratic debate took him from off the radar to Truthdigger of the week. Naturally we just had to pick his brain. The former senator from Alaska, who helped end the draft, tells Truthdig why he’s running, why there are so few mavericks in politics these days and why war makes him angry.

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Steve Kornacki of Unity08

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:56:00 GMT

The community outreach director of Unity08, the online independent party, speaks with truthdig about his organization’s vision for a third way in the coming election, why our political system is broken and how he intends to fix it.

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Shutting Down Guantanamo

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:23:00 GMT

Jumana Musa, advocacy director for domestic human rights and international justice at Amnesty International, speaks with Truthdig about the war on human rights, why conditions at Guantanamo have only gotten worse and why she has hope for the future.

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Gore Vidal on the American Empire

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:24:08 GMT

Gore Vidal reads from his essay, “Hail and Farewell: the End of the American Empire.” The iconic author, historian and patriot suggests that perhaps there’s a more sinister explanation for the president’s fiascos than mere incompetence: he’s out to destroy the American empire.

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‘Jesus Rode a Donkey’ Author

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:43:00 GMT

Linda Seger explains why Jesus had more in common with Democrats than Republicans, how Christians have been manipulated into compromising their values and what the bible really says about homosexuality.

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Saving Air America

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:42:00 GMT

Mark Green, the new president of Air America, tells Truthdig why it didn’t work, what he’s going to do to fix it and what you can expect in the future from America’s only progressive radio network.

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The Consistent Christian: Dr. Joel Hunter

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:10:00 GMT

Dr. Joel Hunter, author of “Right Wing, Wrong Bird,” joins the podcast this week to explain why things didn’t work out with the Christian Coalition and why global warming and poverty bother him as much as gay marriage and abortion.

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J.J. Goldberg / Is It Good for the Jews?

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:01:00 GMT

J.J. Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the venerable progressive Jewish daily the Forward, joins the podcast this week to talk about the complexity of Zionism, the misguided intentions of neoconservatism and why AIPAC isn’t quite as sinister as you might think.

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California Pioneer on Public Healthcare and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:46:00 GMT

This week regular panelists James Harris and Josh Scheer are joined by California’s first gay legislator, Sheila Kuehl, for a discussion on the urgent need for public healthcare, the myths about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s plan and the details of her own proposal.

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Actor Mike Farrell on the Engine That Drives His Activism

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:28:00 GMT

“M*A*S*H” star, activist and author Mike Farrell joins regular panelists James Harris and Josh Scheer to talk about his new book “Just Call Me Mike,” why it took so long for Americans to wake up to George W. Bush and more.

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Robert Greenwald on Fox News, the Iraq War Memorial and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:56:00 GMT

Documentarian Robert Greenwald (“Outfoxed,” “Iraq for Sale”) joins regular panelists James Harris and Joshua Scheer to talk about Fox News’ impact on the media, his effort to create an online Iraq war memorial and more.

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Special Guest Cyd Zeigler on Gay Athletes, Hardaway’s Homophobia and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:36:00 GMT

Special guest Cyd Zeigler Jr. of outsports.com sounds off on athletes in the closet, the myth that keeps them there and why Tim Hardaway’s homophobic tirade was a good thing.

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Elizabeth de la Vega and the Case for Impeachment

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:31:00 GMT

Regular panelists Robert Scheer, James Harris and Joshua Scheer are joined by special guest Elizabeth de la Vega, a federal prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience and author of the book “United States v. George W. Bush et al.,” which lays out the case against the president.

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Super Bowl Edition: Dave Meggysey, James Harris and Robert and Joshua Scheer

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:20:00 GMT

Former All-America linebacker and author Dave Meggysey joins James Harris, Robert Scheer and Joshua Scheer for a discussion on the NFL’s racist history, the black coach milestone and more in this special Super Bowl edition of the Truthdig podcast.

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Robert Scheer, James Harris and Joshua Scheer on Alternative Energy, the State of the Union and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 05:06:00 GMT

Robert Scheer joins Truthdig contributors James Harris and Joshua Scheer for a conversation on the State of the Union, alternative energy, Nancy Pelosi, Iraq, Oakland and more.

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Robert Scheer and James Harris on the Democratic Spine, MLK Day, Oakland and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:34:00 GMT

Is Pelosi too soft on Bush? Is there more to Martin Luther King Day than shopping? How do you save Oakland? Plus: crossing party lines to oppose the war and more, all on this week’s podcast with Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer and James Harris.

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Robert Scheer and James Harris on Escalating the War, Schwarzenegger and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:28:00 GMT

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer joins James Harris for a conversation on the Vietnamization of Iraq, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the plight of Oakland and more.

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Robert Gates, ‘Losing’ at War, Race and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:08:00 GMT

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer and contributor James Harris discuss Robert Gates, the virtues of “losing” at war, race in America and more.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on Russian Nukes, the Meaning of Christmas and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:42:14 GMT

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer sounds off on nuclear negligence, Kucinich’s candidacy, his personal relationship with Christmas and more.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on the Hadley Memo, Truthdig’s Birthday and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:37:08 GMT

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer digests the Hadley memo, Dennis Kucinich’s healthcare plan, media anxiety, Truthdig’s birthday and more.

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Videocast: Gore Vidal on the Kennedy Assassination, Castro and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 07:00:00 GMT

In this excerpt from the Truthdig interview, Gore Vidal speaks with Robert Scheer about the Kennedy assassination, Castro and imperialism. For the full video, go to www.truthdig.com and click on “interviews.”

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on House Politics, Traitor Joe, Education and O.J.

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:32:29 GMT

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer breaks down the race for speaker, Lieberman’s threats, the reason the education system is broken and O.J.‘s revolting hypothetical.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on Pelosi, Rummy, Sanders and the LA Times

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:07:04 GMT

Truthdig editor Robert Scheer sounds off on Nancy Pelosi as Speaker, Rumsfeld’s resignation, Bernie Sanders in the Senate and the fiasco at the Los Angeles Times.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on Schwarzenegger, Kerry, the Election and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:52:46 GMT

Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer sounds off on Schwarzenegger’s hold on California, Kerry’s spine, election voting woes, and reader commentary.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on Elections, Kevin Tillman and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:22:54 GMT

This week Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer discusses the danger of electronic voting, Kevin Tillman’s essay “After Pat’s Birthday,” and more.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on nukes, Iraq after America, and Rumsfeld

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:40:26 GMT

This week Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer looks at Elbaradei’s nuclear prophecy, Iraq after withdrawal and Stan Goff’s “Reflecting on Rumsfeld.”

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on North Korea, Iran and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:33:19 GMT

In the latest installment of the Truthdig Podcast, Robert Scheer offers his take on North Korea’s nuclear test, negotiations with Iran, a possible victory for the Dems and much more.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on Rice’s Lies, Foley, Fascism and More

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:03:18 GMT

Robert Scheer, Truthdig’s editor in chief, sits down with interviewer Peter Scheer to discuss Rice’s amnesia, Foleygate, Stan Goff’s dig on American militarism and more.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on Chavez, the Dems, and Sam Harris

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:00:20 GMT

This week Robert Scheer, Truthdig’s editor in chief, sits down with interviewer Peter Scheer to discuss the Chavez-Ahmadinejad friendship, Democratic prospects in the upcoming elections, the Bill Clinton-Fox performance, Sam Harris and the American support of fanaticism in the middle east.

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Videocast: Robert Scheer on ‘Gaping Holes in the 9/11 Narrative’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:11:39 GMT

Robert Scheer provides follow-up commentary to his Dig into the facts of and fictions surrounding the 9/11 tragedy.

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Jon Wiener on the New John Lennon Documentary

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:51:32 GMT

John Lennon historian Jon Wiener discusses the soon-to-be-released documentary “The U.S. vs. John Lennon,” which recounts President Richard Nixon’s campaign to deport the Beatle because of his antiwar activism. Wiener notes the eerie historical parallels between Nixon’s pronouncements about Vietnam and Bush’s statements about Iraq.

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Mark Fainaru-Wada on Barry Bonds, Steroids and ‘Game of Shadows’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:54:00 GMT

Truthdig’s James Harris sits down with SF Chronicle journalist Mark Fainaru-Wada to discuss his book, “Game of Shadows,” and the leaked grand jury testimony which has gotten him in such hot water.

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Conversation With Chris Abani - An Interview With the PEN Award-Winning Author

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:35:30 GMT

Truthdig Publisher Zuade Kaufman sits down with Chris Abani, the author of “GraceLand,” at his home in Los Angeles to talk about his most recent work, “Becoming Abigail,” a novella about a teenage Nigerian girl brought to London and forced into prostitution by relatives.

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“The Slave Side of Sunday” - James Harris Interviews Anthony Prior

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:03:00 GMT

In his new book, “The Slave Side of Sunday,” former NFL player Anthony Prior writes about the legacy of racism in professional sports. “We are not looked at as leaders, rather, just a labor force where the money is generated. Plantation capitalism is still alive today,” he tells Truthdig contributor James Harris.

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Gore Vidal on The Academy Awards, Sexuality and Politics

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:47:00 GMT

In a Truthdig interview with Sheerly Avni, Gore Vidal weighs in on this year’s Academy Awards competition, Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain,” and Truman Capote’s Proust complex.

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Harry Belafonte at Riverside Church in the ‘Final Hour’

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:40:00 GMT

Musician, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte issues a strident criticism of U.S. foreign policy at the Jan. 20 session of the International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration.

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Kucinich on the State of the Union

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 06:37:00 GMT

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) blasts the president’s speech in an exclusive Truthdig podcast.

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editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:37:00 GMT

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President Jonah, Spoken by Gore Vidal

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:28:00 GMT

Internationally acclaimed essayist, novelist and playwright Gore Vidal argues that America under Bush is evincing characteristics of the post-fall-of-Rome Dark Ages: the triumph of faith over reason, the atrophy of education and critical thinking, and integration of the state, torture and religion.

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In Pictures: Ron Kovic Today

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:47:04 GMT

Paralyzed from the chest down by Vietnam War wounds, and confined to a wheelchair for almost 40 years, Ron Kovic stands as a symbol of the brutality of war. He also exemplifies a man’s ability to transform such tragedy into a lifelong pursuit of peace—for himself and his country. Listen to the audio, then come view the site’s Kovic photo gallery.

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Inside Chavez’s Venezuela

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:44:00 GMT

Sharmini Peries, foreign policy advisor to Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, talks about Latin America’s most contentious leader—and thorn in Washington’s side—since Fidel Castro. Peries became advisor to President Hugo Chavez after interviewing him and members of the Venezuelan government while she was on assignment for India’s magazine Frontline in 2004.

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Inventing Sin: Religion and Homosexuality

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:43:00 GMT

No matter their own scandals, religious institutions through history have a consistent scapegoat: homosexuals. Larry Gross digs into why churches condemn gays to damnation.

inventing_sin.mp3

Jesus: The Man, The Myth

editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers) — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:41:00 GMT

The religious right demands that we focus on Jesus this holiday season. Okay, but what do we really know about him? We turn to a religious scholar to find out. The Rev. Madison Shockley is a minister of the United Church of Christ in Carlsbad, Calif. and a regular commentator on religion, race, politics and popular culture.

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