Why Eminem’s ‘Trump Stomp’ Deserves Critical Examination

By Colin Jenkins Oct 12, 2017 Despite the traction it is getting online (over 22 million views and counting on YouTube alone), what the rapper did was nothing new. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

From the Archives: Michael Ratner on American Imperialism

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2016 The lawyer and human rights crusader, who died Wednesday, spoke on Truthdig Radio in 2013. To honor Ratner, we are reposting the audio of that interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Lawyer on American Imperialism

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Julian Assange's attorney, Michael Ratner, has a front seat to history. Also: Is this the golden age of the black quarterback? And a feminist explains why women can love Eminem. Plus: Robert Scheer on the pope. Dig deeper

Night of the Living Dead at Coachella: Tupac’s Holographic Resurrection (video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2012 Tupac Shakur was killed in 1996, but he rose from the stage at Coachella on Sunday, a hologram that entertained a mesmerized crowd and promised a new era of technologically enhanced grave robbing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad May Be a Quitter

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2011 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad considers resigning his post as president of Iran; Google Maps will let users inside buildings; and Bill Gates dips his mouse into American education. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘This Is What We Do’: Why I Hated Chrysler’s Super Bowl Ad

Aram Sinnreich / Truthdig Feb 10, 2011 The Super Bowl commercial is a shell game. Detroit’s pain isn’t the result of some existential crisis of faith, but a direct consequence of the amoral, profit-seeking behaviors of Chrysler itself.Unlike most of the Super Bowl's 111 million viewers, judging by the effusive tidal wave of tweeted praise that attended its airing, I did not love the new Chrysler ad. In fact, I hated it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pols Debate Chrysler Super Bowl Ad

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2011 Given the outsourcing, the massive bailout, the abandoned houses and the rest of the city's emotional baggage, it was sort of inevitable that Chrysler's "Imported from Detroit" ad, featuring Eminem and spanning roughly $12 million worth of airtime, would elicit cheers and jeers from Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Equal Rites Awards, 2009

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 20, 2009 Every year at this time, we celebrate the anniversary of women's suffrage by recognizing those who have done their best over the last 12 months to set back the cause of women. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bruno Gets Intimate With Eminem

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2009 At the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego) used the power of gayness to drive homophobic rapper Eminem from the arena. Watch Slim Shady get acquainted with the fashionista's "Hodensack." Update: Was it staged? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )