Arts & Culture

Film

Chasing Amy Goodman, the Pied Piper of Progressive Media

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Apr 14, 2026 “Steal This Story, Please!” documents “Democracy Now’s!” three decades of broadcasting unembedded truth to power. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Film

Hotel Romania

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Mar 27, 2026 A sober satire about urban development, bureaucratic cruelty and the crushing mystery of complicity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

RIP Chuck Norris, Humorless Karate Conservative

Adam Bulger / Truthdig Mar 23, 2026 The action star became the face of the early meme-o-sphere, but his reactionary politics were always the real joke. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Jackie Robinson of the Ring: Joe Louis’ Forgotten Civil Rights Legacy

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Mar 19, 2026 Eighty-two years ago this week, the first Black heavyweight champion landed a historic uppercut against Jim Crow. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Book Review

Betrayal of Identity

Megan Carpentier / Truthdig Mar 6, 2026 Gisèle Pelicot reckons with the brutal memories of sexual violence in her memoir “A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Kashmiri Women Authors Are Defying Censorship and Prejudice

Zenaira Bakhsh / Truthdig Feb 27, 2026 For decades, Kashmir's story has been told by men. Now, women are penning a new chapter, capturing the complex and personal impacts of militarization and repression. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Sports

What Eileen Gu Has Done Is Not Controversial

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Feb 24, 2026 The U.S.-born Olympic skier faced criticism for competing for China, even though many athletes have done the same in the opposite direction for our country and been praised for it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

The Politics of Love in Kabul

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Feb 20, 2026 Shahrbanoo Sadat’s Afghan rom-com “No Good Men” balances fiction and reality with incredible deftness. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Book Review

‘Kennedy’s Coup’ Ignited Regime Change Doom Loop

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos / Responsible Statecraft Feb 16, 2026 A look back at Diem's assassination, setting off the Vietnam War — who says Washington isn't led by the same self-destructive characters throughout time? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

Noam Chomsky’s Split Personality

Yasha Levine / Truthdig Feb 11, 2026 While not a complete answer, Chomsky’s military-funded work in linguistics offers clues about how he could rationalize a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Books

One for the Money, Two for the Shoah

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Feb 10, 2026 A new book explores rock ’n’ roll’s long and complicated infatuation with Nazi Germany. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Sports

Is the NFL America’s Last Bastion of New Deal Economics?

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Feb 9, 2026 The league proves that rules, referees, equality, and “redistribution” are the only way any game actually works. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )