‘Human Rights Champion’ John McCain Silent on Efforts to End War Crimes in Yemen

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Mar 14, 2018 When will the senator acknowledge Saudi Arabia's abuses in the poorest country in the Arab world and act? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Charity Is No Substitute for Revolutionary Activism

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 The cardinal sin of many charities is their exoneration of capitalism and capitalists -- people who “make it their business to control what others need for life and a minimum standard of living” -- of responsibility for the suffering that charities and their supporters seek to alleviate, writes philosopher Mathew Snow at Jacobin magazine. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Sony Hack Revealed How Hollywood Fails Us All

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 26, 2014 Whether or not North Korea was really behind the devastating Sony hack, and whether or not the U.S. government orchestrated North Korea's Internet outage in retaliation, one thing is clear: The incident has exposed Hollywood's serious race problem yet again. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Sony Hackers Warn of 9/11-Style Attack on Theaters That Show ‘The Interview’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 17, 2014 Whoever is actually behind the devastating cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment knows how to play to the public's imagination on the same super-sized scale as their targets in the film industry do for a living. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Angelina Jolie Imagines a World in Which Rape in War Zones Can Be Stopped

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2014 It all sounded very inspiring, the vision that actress Angelina Jolie presented during her opening speech in London on Tuesday at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Actress Angelina Jolie on Her ‘Empowering’ Decision to Have Her Breasts Removed

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 15, 2013 Angelina Jolie made her fortune as one of the most beautiful women in the world, and after having a double mastectomy to prevent against breast cancer, she writes, "I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Where Are the Women Directors?

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jan 26, 2012 Here’s a thought exercise: In a nation where 33 percent of the Supreme Court justices are women, 17 percent of the seats in the Senate and House are held by women and 12 percent of the statehouses have female governors, what accounts for the fact that only 5 percent of movie directors in 2011 are female? What accounts for the fact that only 5 percent of movie directors in 2011 are female? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women on the Brink of an Academy Award

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2011 The tone of this Daily Beast article -- starting with the title, "Crazy Chick Flicks" -- is a tad flip with a touch of lad mag, but the idea that several actresses who've played women not fully in command of their mental faculties does hold up under scrutiny . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Americans Admire Glenn Beck More Than the Dalai Lama

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2010 Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton top the USA Today/Gallup Poll lists of the most admired men and women in 2010 Obama has lost some love since last year, but still has more admiration among Americans than the rest of the top 10 combined (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Adopting From Haiti: Too Soon?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2010 Indeed it is too soon, says actress Angelina Jolie, who has three adopted children, from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam. In the wake of allegations of child kidnapping and fears of child trafficking in Haiti, Jolie has come out to make the very uncontroversial assertion that "an emergency is not the time for new adoptions." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

OMG, Brad Pitt in D.C.!

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2009 Mayhem ensued Thursday when actor Brad Pitt visited Capitol Hill to meet with President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about rebuilding New Orleans. An anonymous Senate source told the AP that Pitt was possessed of a "nice face" but was "waaaay too skinny." These politicians need to get their stuff together. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pitt Pitches In $100K to Battle Gay Marriage Ban

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2008 The Nov. 4 election is more than six weeks away, but Brad Pitt has revealed what his vote will be on at least one ballot initiative by donating $100,000 to fight California's Proposition 8, which aims to overturn the state Supreme Court decision that made same-sex marriage legal last May. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )