Comments of the Week: Here Comes Trouble

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 27, 2016 As is to be expected, the closer we come to the Nov. 8 election, the more debates and divisions have appeared in discussions about the headlines of the moment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Everybody Likes a Comeback

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2016 This edition features reader feedback about two big comebacks to the site: Chris Hedges, who resumed his weekly column after a summer break, and Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein, who paid her second visit to our headquarters for another episode of "Live at Truthdig." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Monsters, Inc.

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2016 From the costly -- in many senses of that word -- spectacle that is the Rio Olympics to the chaos unleashed by the notorious Powell memo, the Truthdig comment boards were host to a virtual phantasmagoria this week. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Getting Down to Business

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2016 The national mood is charged with tension and anticipation, and this latest roundup of notable and quotable comments certainly picked up on it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Post-Convention Syndrome

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2016 This crop of noteworthy comments was picked from stories related to the Democrats' confab. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Know Your History

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2016 The week that included the country's birthday brought to Truthdig's comment boards a host of history lessons and discussions that ranged far beyond the material taught in schools. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Reading Between the Lines

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2016 We detected a pattern in this week's roundup of noteworthy comments on Truthdig. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: From Tuesday’s Primaries to Sunday’s Shooting Tragedy

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2016 It's been quite a week, one in which a single event creates "before" and "after" pictures that show a far-reaching change, even if opinions vary as to how and why the event happened. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Packing a Punch

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2016 This week's roundup includes a snappy take on the legal and ideological battle between tech leader Peter Thiel and Gawker, a pointed comparison referring to the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal and a tribute to the late, great -- actually, make that "The Greatest" -- Muhammad Ali. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Comments of the Week: Inaugural Edition

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2016 Since Truthdig's launch just over a decade ago, our staff has always considered our comment community to be an integral part of the site. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tom Hayden Article Endorsing Hillary Clinton Produces a Flood of Angry Responses

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 16, 2016 The progressive activist declared himself "a Bernie supporter" in September, but now he's backing the former secretary of state in the California Democratic primary. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

John Oliver: ‘Protecting Net Neutrality’ Should Be Called ‘Preventing Cable Company Fuckery’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 3, 2014 "The cable companies have figured out the great truth of America," explained the "Last Week Tonight" host Sunday. "If you want to do something evil, put it inside something boring." Oliver then went on to give a hysterically funny call to arms to all Internet trolls to comment on the FCC's website in order to save Net neutrality. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )