Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 29, 2015
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, movie star Brad Pitt -- perhaps the city’s most famous resident -- established his Make It Right Foundation to rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward, one of New Orleans' poorest and hardest-hit neighborhoods. Attached to the project was a group of star architects including Frank Gehry, Thom Mayne and Shigeru Ban. Ten years after the storm, what have they achieved? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 1, 2015
This exclusive excerpt from the political biography "Clint: The Life and Legend" sheds light on the star's eccentric performance at the Republican National Convention in 2012. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJun 17, 2015
The power elite wants us to participate in the political charade of choreographed elections. Instead, our energy should be directed at ripping down the structures of the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 18, 2015
The rich white family is a menace, and the sickness within it is the most dangerous threat to America. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigApr 1, 2015
For the last seven weeks, the comedian has been publicly documenting his police stops to highlight racial profiling. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigMar 31, 2015
The organization has hit back furiously at filmmaker Alex Gibney’s exposé “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” which aired Sunday night on HBO. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigNov 1, 2014
Zellweger and Harris are teaching us a couple of lessons about how identity looks and feels in our techno-driven world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 22, 2014
Actor, comedian and budding political commentator Russell Brand may have been surprised to hear that onetime Sex Pistol John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, is no fan of anarchism -- or of Brand, for that matter. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 11, 2014
It all sounded very inspiring, the vision that actress Angelina Jolie presented during her opening speech in London on Tuesday at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 17, 2014
Some 30 actors, writers, directors, artists, musicians and others have petitioned the U.N. demanding it take action to protect civilians, notably Palestinian refugees, caught up in the Syria conflict as it entered its fourth year Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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