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Giving Altruism a Bad Name

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Mar 30, 2023 Effective Altruism’s metrics-driven model of philanthropy is elitist, condescending and — most damning of all — extremely ineffective. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Death by Oligarchy

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 11, 2019 Once oligarchs seize power, they dismantle outside controls to create a corrupt economy and finally a corrupt state. Tyranny follows. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges Explores Veganism as a Moral Choice With Activist Gary Francione

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2016 Does being vegan brand you as elitist? "Days of Revolt" host Chris Hedges and longtime animal rights activist Gary Francione discuss that question, as well as the impact of the animal agriculture industry on the ecosystem, animal suffering versus human suffering and how Whole Foods CEO John Mackey can be both vegan and anti-union. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Robert Scheer: Plundering Our Freedom With Abandon (Part 6 of 10)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2015 In the sixth installment on The Real News Network’s show “Reality Asserts Itself,” Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and TRNN’s Senior Editor Paul Jay debate the buying off of the American media, the culture of corruption that led to the recession and the idea of rationality within the ranks of the elite. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Here’s Why It’s Time to Give Up the Idea That Everyone Must Go to College

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 23, 2015 The biggest absurdity is that a college degree has become the only gateway into the American middle class when not every young person is suited to four years of college. This has to stop. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Scotland’s Voice

Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, The International New York Times Sep 15, 2014 Dig deeper

Obama’s Elitism on Full Display

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 1, 2013 I’m not surprised that President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have been waging war on the news media They and other members of the Obama team have always struck me as elitists who don’t think really intelligent or worthwhile people would go into journalismI’m not surprised that President Obama and Attorney General Holder have been waging war on the news media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Prizing Peace on the Home Front

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 12, 2009 President Obama should make peace with the "angry white men" who see his Nobel Prize as a token of elitism by enacting policies that address their economic grievances.President Obama should make peace with the "angry white men" who see his Nobel Prize as a token of elitism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

High Ideals in Low Times

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Feb 19, 2009 If freedom is just another word for no high-flying jobs left for new college graduates to lose, it opens room for risk-taking. And -- dare I say it? -- idealism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The McCains Have 12 More Cars Than the Obamas

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2008 Forget houses, John and Cindy McCain have 13 cars to Barack and Michelle Obama's one. McCain would point out that most of the vehicles are in his wife's name, but still, you can't call the other guy an elitist when you sleep with one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wake-Up Call for Team Obama

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2008 If Barack Obama thought he had a battle on his hands when he was vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, he's in for an even bigger struggle now, if the latest Zogby poll represents an accurate read on American voters' inclinations at this stage in the game. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Elitist Menace Among Us

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2008 Stephen Colbert outdoes himself with this indictment of the non-controversy over Barack Obama's alleged elitism. After all, "Nothing stings like being called an elitist by the humble working-class members of the media and politics. Some of those people have to do their own hair." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )