American actor, producer and activist Mike Farrell is still best known for playing the role of Captain B.J. Hunnicutt in the classic T.V. series “M.A.S.H..” He served as the co-chair of the California Human...
American actor, producer and activist Mike Farrell is still best known for playing the role of Captain B.J. Hunnicutt in the classic T.V. series “M.A.S.H..” He served as the co-chair of the California Human Rights Watch for a decade and has been the president of Death Penalty Focus for over ten years.
Mike Farrell / TruthdigJul 9, 2018
Nothing Donald Trump does should distract journalists from staying focused on the plight of families the U.S. has separated for the crime of being poor and nonwhite. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mike Farrell / TruthdigOct 20, 2016
The state's 38-year failed attempt to make capital punishment constitutional has resulted in more than 1,000 death verdicts and 13 executions—at a total cost of $5 billion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mike Farrell / TruthdigOct 6, 2016
President Obama’s decision to spare CIA torturers from prosecution is wrong. "Good Germans who were only following orders" are not exempt from the bar of justice. Individuals must be held responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mike Farrell / TruthdigJul 12, 2011
To listen to the bloviators, “religious extremist” means Muslim, and too many Americans buy in without understanding that this “God is (only) on our side” nonsense infects elements in pretty much every belief system. A mandate from God that the adherents of this particular One True Faith should take over our nation’s institutions? Yup. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Mike Farrell / TruthdigDec 22, 2008
The Hollywood-centric “Membership First” faction that has controlled the Screen Actors Guild’s national board for most of the last five years chooses tactics -- misinformation, tough talk and over-promising -- that undermine the union’s credibility. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Mike Farrell / TruthdigOct 29, 2008
“You really do hate America!” This was the parting shot from a man I had just debated on a television show shortly before the invasion of Iraq. Because he’s a notorious right-wing blowhard, I laughed it off as the raving of a crackpot in extremis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Mike Farrell / TruthdigJun 27, 2007
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's stance on the death penalty issue raises some serious questions, according to actor, author and activist Mike Farrell, who poses several of his own in this fiery piece. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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