Worshipping the Electronic Image

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 15, 2019 Our post-literate culture has crippled us intellectually and produced a president whose babble replicates the nonsensical diatribes of the age. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Worshipping the Electronic Image

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 18, 2019 Our post-literate culture has crippled us intellectually and produced a president whose babble replicates the nonsensical diatribes of the age. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges, Gerald Stern: The Poet in Technocratic Society (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 6, 2017 "We've lost a voice that is unafraid to speak truth to power, and that longs to do that," the award-winning poet tells Hedges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Miscalculations of Vladimir Putin

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2014 The Kremlin imagined a very different narrative about Russia playing out this winter; Pierre Omidyar and Glenn Greenwald aim to reinvent journalism; meanwhile, Americans no longer want their taxes to go to paying for public higher education. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cellphones Are Interfering With Your Brainwaves

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2013 Scientists have discovered that radiation from cellphones has affected the way our brains have evolved to function; newsrooms all over the country are downsizing and becoming digital in the process; meanwhile, Germany denies Edward Snowden asylum yet again, but this time wants to find a way to question him. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kim Jong Un May Have Ordered His Ex-Girlfriend’s Execution

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2013 It's unclear whether the North Korean dictator had singer Hyon Song-wol killed by a firing squad, or whether he ever dated her, but it wouldn't be out of character for the regime; business and journalism are becoming increasingly intertwined; meanwhile, to prevent piracy, a startup has begun to stream 3-D print designs that can be used only once. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Government Has No Business Defining What ‘Reporter’ Means

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2013 Some members of Congress are trying to decide what determines a journalist's authenticity; NSA agents are spying on their ex-lovers; meanwhile, honey was found in Egyptian tombs, perfectly preserved. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Internet as the Toy With a Tin Ear

By Lewis Lapham, Lapham's Quarterly Apr 23, 2012 Why does it come to pass that the more data we collect -- from Google, YouTube and Facebook -- the less likely we are to know what it means? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )