Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Debacle Bodes Ill for All of Us

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Oct 17, 2018 In her attempt to call Donald Trump's bluff, the Massachusetts senator has inadvertently reified neo-eugenics. Where does it end? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Rethinking Orwell’s ‘1984’ and Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ in Trump’s America

By Henry A. Giroux / Ragazine Feb 13, 2017 For Aldous Huxley, there was hope in a pessimism that had exhausted itself; for George Orwell, optimism had to be tempered by a sense of educated hope. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Orwell, Huxley and America’s Plunge Into Authoritarianism

By Henry A. Giroux, CounterPunch Jun 21, 2015 In spite of their differing perceptions, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley both argued that the established democracies of the West were quickly foreclosing the promise of liberal democracy and entering a space where totalitarianism perverts the modern ideals of justice, freedom and political emancipation. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )

The Brave New World of Occupy Wall Street

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 16, 2011 We got word just after 1 a.m. Tuesday that New York City police were raiding the Occupy Wall Street encampment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2011: A Brave New Dystopia

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 27, 2010 The two greatest visions of a future dystopia were George Orwell’s "1984" and Aldous Huxley’s "Brave New World." It turns out they were both right. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Aldous Huxley, 1958: ‘Brave New World’ Just Around the Corner

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2008 It's always a little spooky and a little funny to listen to a person from the past predict a future that may have already come to pass. In this clip from 50 years ago, Mike Wallace interviews "Brave New World" author Aldous Huxley, and while some of what Huxley says sounds goofy, some sounds uncomfortably familiar. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )