The Rule of the Uber-Rich Means Tyranny or Revolution

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 22, 2018 Their greed will crush society and the ecosystem unless they are driven from power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

We’ve Come a Long Way, Babies

Alexis Camins / Truthdig Jun 8, 2018 Author Edward Dolnick tracks the blind spots that prevented the greatest minds from figuring out how two beings make one. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Deadly Rule of the Oligarchs

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 11, 2018 Aristotle would recognize America’s deviant form of government. It’s a perversion in which parasitic elites irrationally pursue money, power and hedonism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Welcome to a New Form of Rule (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 11, 2017 We are now on the brink of a government undreamed of by Aristotle, who spoke of monarchy, aristocracy and democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Philosophy by Another Name?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2012 A British philosopher suggests that popular confusion over what philosophers do requires the epochs-old discipline follow the suit of other academic subjects and update its name. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nixon & Co. Grappled with Archie Bunker, Homosexuality

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2009 The Nixon tapes have yielded untold, er, riches over the years, and here's yet another nugget, featuring Nixon in a wide-ranging conversation with Bob Haldeman and John Erlichman on the subject of homosexuality. The discussion begins with a dissection of an episode of "All in the Family" and then spins off to such topics as how homosexuality "destroyed the Greeks," the Roman Empire and San Francisco. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )