Mr. Fish: The Definition of Subversion (Audio and Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2018 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and political artist Mr. Fish, also known as Dwayne Booth, discuss the struggle of editorial cartooning today. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

New York Times Faces Backlash Over MTV Awards Editorial

Emma Niles / Truthdig Aug 30, 2017 Critics chime in on social media in response to an op-ed titled "Three Cheers for Cultural Appropriation." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The New York Times Calls for Tougher Gun Control in Its First Page 1 Editorial Since 1920

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 In the wake of the San Bernardino massacre and the attack at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic, the Times' editorial board describes as a “moral outrage” and “national disgrace” the fact that under constitutional protection, Americans are legally permitted to buy weapons that “kill people with brutal speed and efficiency.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

N.Y. Times Editorial Board Goes to Pot

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2014 The editorial board of The New York Times has weighed in with its collective take on decriminalizing marijuana use, and it can be summed up with two familiar words: Legalize it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ariel Sharon ‘Made Peace Impossible’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 23, 2014 The former Israeli prime minister turned "the two-state solution into a cloud of dust," Palestinian political scientist and former minister of the Palestinian Authority Ali Jarbawi writes in The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chain Linked

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 12, 2014 On Feb. 25 the Santa Monica City Council votes on whether Paul Conrad's peace sculpture should be knocked over and replaced with retail development. Because nothing says we should work to prevent nuclear self-annihilation like a Tommy Bahama, a food court and a lighted fountain full of pennies tossed by shoppers wishing for world peace with their eyes closed.Nothing says we should work to prevent nuclear self-annihilation like a Tommy Bahama, a food court and a fountain full of pennies tossed by shoppers wishing for world peace with their eyes closed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Obama Administration Has ‘Lost All Credibility,’ New York Times Admonishes

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 7, 2013 In a scathing editorial, the Gray Lady says Barack Obama's presidency, which once promised unprecedented transparency, is instead "proving the truism that the executive will use any power it is given and very likely abuse it." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drawing Conclusions: The Editorial Cartoon

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 20, 2012 For reasons that may have to do only with the perfunctory indifference that comes with incuriosity, there has never been a precise understanding by the dominant culture of what an editorial cartoonist is. For reasons that may have to do only with the perfunctory indifference that comes with incuriosity, there has never been a precise understanding of what an editorial cartoonist is. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish Goes ‘Against the Grain’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2012 In this segment from the Feb 28 edition of KPFA's "Against the Grain," aptly titled "Pictures Against Power," the inimitable Mr Fish tells co-hosts CS Soong and Sasha Lilley about his provocative cartoons, his book "Go Fish: How to Win Contempt and Influence People," and what artists can do far better than politicians 28 edition of KPFA's "Against the Grain," the inimitable Mr Soong and Sasha Lilley what artists can do far better than politicians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Just In, Kind Of: NYT Catches Up to Wall St. Protests

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2011 The New York Times let fly over the weekend with a trio of Op-Eds about the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations happening around the country, most notably (and most forcefully) Paul Krugman's rumbling salvo, "Panic of the Plutocrats," in which Krugman flames the nascent movement's "remarkably hysterical" critics for their … (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘A Terrible Deal’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2011 In an editorial published shortly after the announcement of a new deal to raise the debt ceiling, The New York Times calls the agreement a "nearly complete capitulation to the hostage-taking demands of Republican extremists." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish on Saving the World

BLANK Jul 22, 2011 Truthdig editors interviewed esteemed editorial cartoonist Dwayne "Mr. Fish" Booth, whose debut collection, "Go Fish: How to Win Contempt and Influence People," is out from Akashic Books. The artist talks about his craft, his inspiration, and the man behind the brilliant, wild and provocative cartoons. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )