Has Anyone Noticed That 234 Girls Were Abducted From Their School?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 1, 2014 About two weeks ago, hundreds of Nigerian girls were kidnapped from their secondary school, but we've hardly heard a peep about it in U.S. media. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russell Brand Sits Down With a Philosopher to Find the ‘Truth Behind the Headlines’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 19, 2014 Some newspapers would have you believe you're in constant danger of being eaten by a giant South American bird around the corner from your home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Press Once Again Declines to Call White Terrorism in Kansas, Nevada, White Terrorism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 14, 2014 We had the horrible day-before-Passover attack on two Jewish community facilities outside Kansas City, Kan, allegedly committed by a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, which left three people dead We had the horrible day-before-Passover attack on two Jewish community facilities outside Kansas City, Kan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mass Media Will Make Millions Thanks to the McCutcheon Decision — Here’s How

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2014 The companies that control the media stand to benefit the most from the Supreme Court's latest disastrous decision; a new theory about germs poses the most important challenge to medicine in the 21st century; meanwhile, Microsoft's new CEO has revolutionized the company. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joe Scarborough Belittles Female Co-Host for Trying to Talk About Actual News

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 Mika Brzezinski calls out her colleague and MSNBC panel for "capitalizing on a non-story for ratings because people's imaginations are pricked by this and that is not responsible." This leads them to talk down, belittle and show a complete disregard for who she is and what she says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert’s Back From Spring Break Just in Time to Comment on Media’s MH370 Obsession

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 26, 2014 The "Colbert Report" host slams his "colleagues in the 24-hour news game" for "yanking theories out of their ass-star." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Four Reasons Syria Refugees Are a Bigger Story Than Malaysian Air MH 370

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 15, 2014 The hours and hours of U.S. cable television speculation about the fate of the missing Malaysian Air flight during the past seven days are a "Daily Show" parody waiting to happen. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tasty Ukraine Bites for Pundits!

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Mar 6, 2014 After Kiev erupted in protest, then open revolt that caused Yanukovych to flee and Putin to barge into Crimea, it's time to play catch up about a part of the world we generally ignore. Dig deeper

Koch Brothers in Control

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Jan 27, 2014 Dig deeper

Heckling the First Lady

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2013 Michelle Obama's confrontation with a lesbian activist signals the beginning of a push to turn up the heat on the president by the LGBT community; Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's calling protesters "looters" exemplifies why his country is seeing so much unrest; meanwhile, as Occupy Wall Street participants exerted their First Amendment rights, their cellphones were being logged. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dignity

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 21, 2013 Dig deeper

How the News Is Killing You

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2013 Reading mass media news articles is unhealthy and causes unhappiness, so stop it; Americans want to know more about socialism, as evidenced by Merriam-Webster's two most searched entries in 2012; meanwhile the Swedes were dissatisfied with gendered pronouns and have officially incorporated a third, gender-neutral one into their language. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )