Coming Into His Own, With Springsteen Leading the Way

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Aug 13, 2019 Gurinder Chadha’s "Blinded by the Light" shows how music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: The Reagan Revolution

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 22, 2019 The 40th president, though he proved to be less extreme than his campaign promises, ignited a wide transformation that resounds to this day. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

Bruce Springsteen Reads His Foreword to ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2017 Listen to Bruce Springsteen read his new foreword for the 40th anniversary edition of Ron Kovic's "Born on the Fourth of July," and hear the first chapter of the classic memoir. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Born to Run

Allen Barra / Truthdig Jan 21, 2017 More than anyone else in popular music, Bruce Springsteen understands the people who helped elect Trump. We need the Boss' music now. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Happy Birthday to Ron Kovic, Born on the Fourth of July

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2016 Independence Day is the birthday of the author and anti-war activist, who is also a friend and contributor to Truthdig. Today, we look back on our week with Kovic and the kind words he had for his friend Bruce Springsteen in 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Michael Stipe Blasts Donald Trump and His Ilk for Using R.E.M.’s Music: ‘Go F**k Yourselves’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 11, 2015 Corporatist GOP candidate Donald Trump and vintage alterna-band R.E.M. both rose to prominence in the 1980s. The similarities between the two begin and end there. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘The United States of Amnesia’: Gore Vidal in Winter

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 14, 2014 We can’t say Gore Vidal didn’t warn us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Boss Disses the Governor

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jan 18, 2014 I grew up in Jersey -- Jersey City. I don't remember being west of the Delaware River until I was in college. I thought the United States was an Italian country governed by the Irish. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Celebrity Corps Smaller, Less Enthusiastic This Season

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2012 Matt Damon has spoken of his disappointment with Barack Obama, his favorite candidate from 2008, and other famous Obama boosters from the last election cycle are also less willing to lend their names to the president's cause this time around. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Springsteen Pipes Up for Gay Marriage in New Jersey

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2009 Gay marriage advocates in New Jersey can count The Boss among their supporters. On Wednesday, Bruce Springsteen posted a statement on his Web site saying that he "couldn't agree more" with Gov. Jon Corzine's assessment that the marriage-equality legislation that's under consideration in the Garden State represents "a civil rights issue that must be approved to assure that every citizen is treated equally under the law." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stars to Come Out in Force for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2009 Barack Obama has been known to roll with the celebrity set (paging Oprah Winfrey), so perhaps it's only fitting that his inaugural festivities will begin on Sunday with a show at the Lincoln Memorial replete with boldfaced names and HBO at the ready to showcase the event. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Gospel According to … the Boss?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2008 Unitarian Universalist minister Jeffrey Symynkywicz is quite the Bruce Springsteen enthusiast, apparently. The Boston fan has studied Bruce Springsteen's lyrics as though they were Scripture, and the end result is Symynkywicz's new book -- wait for it -- "The Gospel According to Bruce Springsteen." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )