Can a New CEO Save Uber After Travis Kalanick’s Departure?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jun 23, 2017 Some analysts think the ride-service company may not survive unless it changes its business model—and fast. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Grand Finale of ‘The Colbert Report’ Is a Sight to Behold

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 20, 2014 After nine years, 1,447 episodes and several well-deserved Emmy Awards, America's favorite faux news pundit signed off one last time with a promise that "We'll Meet Again." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scheer Trumps Krugman in Stockman Debate

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 12, 2013 Journalist Mike Whitney praised the Truthdig editor in chief for being "the only voice on the left" to defend former Reagan budget director David Stockman against an "army of toffeenose pundits" who failed to honor the essential truth of Stockman's controversial New York Times op-ed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Maher Applauds Rand Paul’s Filibuster, Then Defends Drone Strikes

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 10, 2013 "Some people do need killing," the "Real Time" host said on his HBO program Friday. "It's like what I say about the death penalty: Let's just kill the right people." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: North Korea’s Missile Malfunction

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2012 On Friday, North Korea endured quite a setback on the international stage with the failure of its long-range missile launch. Also figuring in among the topics for this week's panelists -- Arianna Huffington, Robert Scheer, Carly Fiorina and Matt Miller -- on "Left, Right & Center" are taxes, the Trayvon Martin court case and Apple's pricing problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Right-Wing Media Critic Andrew Breitbart Dies

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2012 Over the course of his career as a conservative commentator, blogger and vigilant crusader against liberal bias, as he saw it, in the mainstream American media and in Hollywood, Andrew Breitbart pulled off a few high-profile alliances and at least one major takedown.Conservative commentator, blogger and anti-liberal crusader Andrew Breitbart is dead at the age of 43. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Appreciating Tony Blankley

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2012 "Left, Right & Center" lost one of its integral members since the long-running show's last episode with the death of conservative co-host Tony Blankley on Jan. 7. For this week's edition, Matt Miller, Robert Scheer, Arianna Huffington and guest panelist Mary Matalin pay their on-air respects. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Third Party Politics

Staff / Truthdig Dec 31, 2011 Does America need a third political party? The backlash against Obama on the left and the tepid support for Romney (the "anyone but Romney” vote has gone from Bachmann to Perry to Cain to Gingrich) would seem to make this a fine time for an independent party to emerge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Extreme Makeover: U.S. Economy Edition

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2011 Do Americans really want a tectonic shift in our economic system? Or are we happier "muddling through"? And most important, what would Jesus do in this seemingly relentless recession? Truthdig's own Robert Scheer has some thoughts on all of the above this week, as do show regulars Arianna Huffington, Tony Blankley and Matt Miller. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Third-Party Politics

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2011 Does America need a third political party? The backlash against Obama on the left and the tepid support for Romney would seem to make this a fine time for an independent party to emerge. But it's also the year of $1 billion campaigns and Citizens United-style funding schemes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Occupied by Occupy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2011 "Special guest," or rather returning regular, Arianna Huffington joins moderator Matt Miller, Robert Scheer and the right-leaning Matthew Continetti for this week's show, in which the Occupy Wall Street movement, the fate of the euro (and Europe), and the future of health care reform are but three meaty topics on the menu. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Bernanke and the Busted Economy, Perry in the Polls, Cheney’s Book

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2011 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed the obvious in a news conference this week: The federal debt limit and the summer scuffle over what to do about it strained the nation's economy. But he failed to mention how the Fed might assist in the creation of jobs for down-and-out Americans. Elsewhere, presidential candidate Rick Perry surged ahead in the polls and the reading public braced for the release of former Vice President Dick Cheney's memoir. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )