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The Man Who Put the Rainbow in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 11, 2009 The 70-year-old film classic bears close watching this year, perhaps more than in any other, for the message woven into the lyrics, written during the Great Depression by Oscar-winning lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pete Seeger Carries Us On

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 6, 2009 It was some garden party. Eighteen-thousand people packed into Madison Square Garden Sunday night to celebrate the first 90 years of Pete Seeger's life. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rome’s New Mayor Strikes American Celebs From VIP List

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 Hollywood stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney and Nicole Kidman are now personae non gratae in Rome, according to the Italian capital's new mayor, Gianni Alemanno, a former fascist who thinks American stars shouldn't be hyped at Rome's annual film festival at the expense of Italian actors and directors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Dixie Chicking’: Post-9/11 Blacklisting in the Entertainment Industry

Ed Rampell Oct 25, 2007 As a follow-up to his "Hollywood 10" retrospective essay, and in honor of Friday's 60th-anniversary commemoration of 1947's "Hollywood Fights Back!" radio program, author Ed Rampell shows how history has (unfortunately) repeated itself of late in America's entertainment and news media. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Give ‘Em Hell, Mr. Terkel

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 16, 2007 The host of "Democracy Now" pays tribute to one of her most prolific and passionate forebears, Studs Terkel, who turns 95 this week. "Ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things," Terkel says. His life proves that fact. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Air America Blacklisted

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2006 An ABC Radio Networks internal memo lists almost 100 companies, including FedEx, McDonald's and Microsoft, that refuse to have their ads run during Air America programming. (h/t: Think Progress) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )