Staff / TruthdigNov 1, 2015
Donald Trump receives far more media coverage than any other candidate running for the presidency. As this video explains, his relationship with U.S. news outlets is symbiotic: He gets the exposure he needs and the outlets get the bombast and controversy, as well as the ratings, they crave. Media expert Robert McChesney and others discuss how the Trump phenomenon is playing out on our airwaves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Harvey Wasserman / TruthdigJun 16, 2015
The Ohio Republican may be too much of a maverick to get the nomination for the top job, but his anti-environment record could be just the ticket to the vice presidential spot. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 17, 2014
It's merger mania, with AT&T going after DirecTV and Comcast looking to gobble up Time Warner Cable -- not to be confused with Time Warner Inc., another cable company that is now the object of Rupert Murdoch's appetite. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 8, 2014
According to "Fox Business" commentator Todd Wilemon, the U.S. will slowly slip into Third World status thanks to the Affordable Care Act, so "Daily Show" correspondent Aasif Mandvi set out to see what will happen to the "best health care system in the world." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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