We Need to Talk About Masculinity

By Jill Richardson / OtherWords Oct 3, 2018 If we taught men better ways of "being a man," we wouldn't have to teach women to cover their drinks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Chomsky Challenge for Americans

Paul Street / Truthdig Jun 13, 2018 Monstrous U.S. war crimes since the early 1950s have gone down George Orwell's "memory hole." Now, we have no concept of empathy—or reality. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Unconditional Love for Israel, Silence for Palestine

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Antiwar.com Apr 23, 2018 As Americans focus on everything Trumpian, Palestinians die (or are killed) as a matter of course in Gaza. And, once again, the U.S. is complicit. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Has America No Sense of Decency?

By Neal Gabler / Moyers & Company May 13, 2017 If we are now a failed country, it is not because we have a failed presidency, although we do. It is because we are a failed people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Put It Together, People!

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 16, 2017 Dig deeper

VIDEO: Elder-Care Officials Put a Preschool in a Nursing Home

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2015 Providence Mount Saint Vincent retirement home in Seattle brings together the very young and the very old in an effort to stave off loneliness and help children grow into healthy, caring people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Paul Verhaeghe

BLANK Oct 6, 2014 The Belgian psychotherapist's new book considers the impact of 30 years of neoliberal economics on the development of personal identity and cultural character in the West. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert: ‘Poor Doors’ Latest in Trend to Help ‘Haves’ Not Have to See the ‘Have-Nots’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 29, 2014 The "Colbert Report's" super-wealthy host explains why a New York building with a "poor door" for its less well-off residents makes total sense. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Digital Attack on Fellow-Feeling

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 20, 2013 A philosopher's keynote speech on the subject of reading delivered at the annual meeting of the Writers' Union of Canada in May and republished in the August issue of Harper's Magazine contains startling figures that connect a rise in society-wide online activity with a drop in empathy and a rise in "narcissistic-personality disorder" in younger generations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Lesson in Empathy From Glenn Greenwald

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 17, 2013 "I'm up for us 'All Being Bostonians Today'. But then can we all be Yemenis tomorrow & Pakistanis the day after?" Greenwald's Guardian colleague Gary Younge wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Psychopaths Are Loose on Wall Street (Updated)

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2012 One percent of the adult human population qualifies as clinically psychopathic, exhibiting a lack of empathy and a knack for telling lies and getting away with it. That compares with 10 percent of wheeler-dealers on Wall Street, according to a recent study. American critic William Deresiewicz is not surprised. Update: The 1-in-10 figure is unsupported. See here. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A ‘Lack of Completely Selfish Societies’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2012 One of the fundamental questions in modern economics is whether humans act out of self-interest or they’re motivated by something else. Two professionals in the field suggest that a cooperative drive has more to do with human behavior than Milton Friedman would have us believe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )