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HarperCollins Strike Dispatch

Rye White / N+1 Dec 5, 2022 Publishing has long been an industry guilty of exploiting the nebulous quality that bosses like to call “passion.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Will the Mighty Blockbuster Fail and the People Be Saved?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 18, 2014 As "Godzilla" storms the box office this weekend, observers note that the entertainment industry's lust for high profits via mega-hits is narrowing the number and kinds of stories told and amplifying conformity among the public. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reclaiming the Radical Imagination

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Jan 14, 2014 We now live under a form of casino capitalism that revels in deception, kills the radical imagination, depoliticizes the American public and promulgates what might be called disimagination factories and punishing machines. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Is It Lady Who’s Gaga or the Senate?

Larry Gross / Truthdig Sep 22, 2010 We live in two simultaneous but radically incongruous realities, where undemocratic arrangements negotiated in the 18th century contend with commercial media industries that covet the enlightened youth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Man in the Mirror

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 13, 2009 The commercial exploitation of Michael Jackson’s death was orchestrated by the corporate forces that rendered him insane. He was infected by the moral nihilism and personal disintegration that are at the core of our corporate culture. He was a reflection of us in the extreme. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )