A Chinese researcher says he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies—twin girls born this month.

The confirmation hearing for the CIA director nominee offers a chance to show how the U.S. government manufactures consent through insidious means.

In the controversy over a $31,000 dining set, the HUD chief and his staff have been caught in a falsehood worthy of the president himself.

It’s not an accident that many students arrive at college with little understanding of U.S. history or knowledge of how their government works. The good news is that they want to learn.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist discusses his new book, "It's Even Worse Than You Think," about the first year of the Trump administration.

The Truthdig columnist answers audience questions after speaking at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, N.Y.

A "military ethicist" uses flawed logic, or sophisticated brainwashing techniques, to justify unjust wars in foreign lands.

The president has normalized violence by supporting the idea that it is the only viable political response to social problems.

The Office of Government Ethics overturns an internal policy prohibiting White House staffers from receiving funds from unidentified lobbyists.