Democrats Demand Answers From Obama, Warren Blasts Republicans, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 13, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Sarah Palin announces her next book project and Iran mulls a lawsuit against Hollywood. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Was 2012 the Best Year for Documentaries?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2013 Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A look at the Oscar-nominated docs and other political movies, and more on the hacktivist collective Anonymous. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Argo Best Picture

Cam Cardow, Cagle Cartoons, The Ottawa Citizen Feb 27, 2013 Dig deeper

Oscar 2013: Hollywood’s CIA Celebration

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 26, 2013 What was Michelle Obama thinking? What if the card for "Zero Dark Thirty" had been lurking in that best picture envelope Sunday? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Oscars 2013: Watch Michelle Obama Announce ‘Argo’ as Best Picture

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 26, 2013 Sunday night's Academy Awards had a very special guest on hand: Michelle Obama. The first lady, dressed in a silvery, shimmery evening gown by designer Naeem Khan, made a surprise live appearance from the Diplomatic Room of the White House at the end of the Oscars to help Jack Nicholson hand out the evening's final and biggest award, best picture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Sequester Madness, Republicans Love Obamacare?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists ask: Will sequester madness lead to across the board budget cuts? If you're not pro-universal health care, then are you pro-euthanasia? And at the Oscars, should it be "Zero Dark Thirty," "Silver Linings Playbook" or "Argo"? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oscars 2013: What the Best Picture Nominees Say About America

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 22, 2013 If an extraterrestrial landed on Earth, "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty" each would be an excellent introduction to the American character. In the aggregate, they make up a composite portrait of the country. "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty" all struggle with social or political issues, making up a composite portrait of the country. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Seven Movies I Liked in 2012 (and One I Didn’t)

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Jan 4, 2013 The film year is, alas, a "disappointment." The very idea of making a 10 Best list seems either laughable or a task comparable in difficulty to translating the Rosetta Stone. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Let ‘Argo’ Take You Hostage

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Oct 16, 2012 I don’t know how much of the picture -- beyond its basic premise -- is "true" And, frankly, I don’t give a damnI don’t know how much of the picture—beyond its basic premise—is "true. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )