Truthdig Podcast http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/ http://www.truthdig.com/http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifTruthdig: Drilling beneath the headlines Truthdig Podcast - Interviews and spoken articles from a Web magazine providing expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. en webmaster@truthdig.com Copyright 2009 2009-07-03T01:13:06+00:00 Copyright 2006 TruthDigtruthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmentNews & PoliticsSociety & Culture/HistoryReligion & Spiritualityeditor@truthdig.comTruthdig Staff and WritersTruthdig Staff and Writersnotruthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmentInterviews and spoken articles from a provocative Web magazine.Interviews and spoken articles from a provocative Web magazine.34.07036-118.349261This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Illuminating the Connection Between Money and Politics http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/llTfl46StnE/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:01:13:06Z 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. 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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]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:13:06 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noIn 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 pTruthdig Staff and WritersIn 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.truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:01:13:06Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/070209_Truthdig.mp3 A Dramatic Rethinking of Geographic Boundaries and Economic Responsibility http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/C3Y_464VwnE/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:00:19:07Z 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. 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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]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:19:07 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noPaul 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 AmTruthdig Staff and WritersPaul 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.truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:00:19:07Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/061609_TruthDig.mp3 Fighting Crime by Reforming Juvenile Hall http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/vshN3QVqLOM/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:09:01:20Z 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?’ ” 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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]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:01:20 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noThis 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-intereTruthdig Staff and WritersThis 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?’ ”truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:09:01:20Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/052609_Truthdig_avni.mp3 Breadline USA http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/Dd3PFNA-Sys/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:12:08:29Z 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.” 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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]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 12:08:29 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noSasha 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 sTruthdig Staff and WritersSasha 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.”truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:12:08:29Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/051409_Truthdig_Abramsky.mp3 U.S. Citizens Detained and Deported by Immigration http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/jKTM_vUCCPw/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:10:56:54Z 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. 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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]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:56:54 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noIn 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.Truthdig Staff and WritersIn 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.truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:10:56:54Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/041609_Truthdig_becker.mp3 The Business of War http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/t9TwSCcSOy8/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:03:16:49Z 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.” 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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]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:16:49 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noPentagon 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.”Truthdig Staff and WritersPentagon 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.”truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:03:16:49Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/040109_Truthdig_kwiatowski.mp3 Amy Goodman on ‘Standing Up to the Madness’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/F8Uakv2ly0E/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:09:11:44Z 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.” 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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]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:11:44 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noThe “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.”Truthdig Staff and WritersThe “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.”truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:09:11:44Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/032609_Truthdig_amygoodman.mp3 Documenting 8 Years of Torture http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/zUopbbnnMgE/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:04:41:03Z 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.” 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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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:41:03 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noMark 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 wiTruthdig Staff and WritersMark 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.”truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:04:41:03Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/032009_Truthdig_torture.mp3 Idealism in Short Supply http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/59gXiuIw4Y4/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:11:27:06Z 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. 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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]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:27:06 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noPresident 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,”Truthdig Staff and WritersPresident 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.truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:11:27:06Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/031309Truthdig.mp3 Was Helicopter Deal a Tool in Bush’s War Scam? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/D7zPJvRWQR4/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:07:19:25Z 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. 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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]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:19:25 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)noYou 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 dTruthdig Staff and WritersYou 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.truthdig,truth,dig,politics,news,interviews,headlines,liberal,democrat,video,video,clip,magazine,progressive,reporting,opinion,religion,social,environmenthttp://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:07:19:25Zhttp://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/030609_TruthdigRadio_marine1.mp3 Welcome to Truthdig’s Podcast http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TruthdigPodcast/~3/6NUPw1xgcrQ/ http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:21:37:00Z If you’re reading this entry, you’re probably viewing the Truthdig Podcast in a Web browser. If you have iTunes, click here to subscribe to the Truthdig Podcast. If you don’t have iTunes and you’re using a different podcast program, copy this Web address: http://feedproxy.google.com/TruthdigPodcast Now, run whatever podcast program you do have. Paste in the Web address.  There you go! Or, if you prefer the low-tech version, entries below this one contain links to audio files that you can click on and download directly. Tell your friends about our podcast—or even better, the people you argue with. They need us the most. If you’re reading this entry, you’re probably viewing the Truthdig Podcast in a Web browser.

If you have iTunes, click here to subscribe to the Truthdig Podcast.

If you don’t have iTunes and you’re using a different podcast program, copy this Web address: http://feedproxy.google.com/TruthdigPodcast

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Tell your friends about our podcast—or even better, the people you argue with. They need us the most.


]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 21:37:00 GMT editor@truthdig.com (Truthdig Staff and Writers)http://www.truthdig.com/about/podcasts/#When:21:37:00Z Copyright 2006 TruthDigTruthdig Staff and Writersnonadult