The Associated PressFeb 17, 2018
The Associated Press and others in the media quoted a white nationalist leader as saying Nikolas Cruz was a member of his group. That assertion is now in serious doubt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 26, 2016
Here's yet another reason to be concerned about the implications of AT&T's proposed acquisition of Time Warner: The Daily Beast has detailed a sophisticated surveillance program created by AT&T that has been covertly providing U.S. law enforcement with consumers' data. And guess who profits from "Project Hemisphere"? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Clara Romeo / TruthdigMay 19, 2016
To add insult to lethal injury, Zimmerman responded to questions on how Trayvon Martin's family might feel about the gun auction by criticizing their parenting. To add insult to lethal injury, Zimmerman responded to questions on how Trayvon Martin's family might feel about the gun auction by criticizing their parenting. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 2, 2015
Editors of The Intercept found the author of a Daily Beast article, accusing the global left of being silent on abuses by Russia, to be hypocritically “completely silent" on a “wide array of severe global injustices.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 12, 2015
Newt Gingrich got out his crystal ball to make his prognostications about the 2016 presidential contest. So what did the former GOP speaker of the House see? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigApr 7, 2015
Laborers were bused in -- some wearing jeans and flip-flops -- and told they had to run the race, which was a failed effort to break the Guinness World Record for the largest marathon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigFeb 10, 2015
A startlingly vigilant new television by Samsung, the SmartTV, monitors what people say through a voice activation feature and, as it's handily interfacing with the Internet, might just share that information with third parties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2012
Missouri congressman and Senate hopeful Todd Akin's ideas on abortion in rape cases dominated the political conversation this week when the Romney campaign was just hitting its stride on the issues it wants to talk about: the cost of Obamacare and a lagging economy. The "Left, Right & Center" commentators give their take on these matters and more in the show's latest installment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 2, 2011
The tone of this Daily Beast article -- starting with the title, "Crazy Chick Flicks" -- is a tad flip with a touch of lad mag, but the idea that several actresses who've played women not fully in command of their mental faculties does hold up under scrutiny . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 13, 2010
The commission to study how to get federal debt under control floated a trial balloon when it released recommendations by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and it seems that just about nobody likes or believes what they're saying. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 16, 2008
Whereas during boom times not so long ago, the über-loaded were all about having it and flaunting it, some among their ranks are now feeling the need to tone down their spending habits, if only for the sake of appearances. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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