The Real Santa

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Climate Denial Cancer

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Dec 3, 2013 Dig deeper

How the Media’s Experts Became Better Than You

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 23, 2013 The job of corporate news pundits is to appear to say true and important things without attaching those views to themselves or their employers, writes Thomas Frank in the April issue of Harper's Magazine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Moyers and Sanders on America’s Media Oligopoly

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 12, 2012 “In 1983, 50 corporations controlled a majority of media in America. In 1990 the number had dropped to 23. In 1997, 10. And today, six,” Bill Moyers says in conversation with Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Another Planet

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Nov 3, 2012 Dig deeper

The Mouse House Buys ‘Star Wars’ for $4 Billion

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 31, 2012 The Walt Disney Co. used to be the most creative business in the world. Now it's a conglomerate that buys other people's inventions: Pixar, Marvel and, most recently, Lucasfilm, home of the original blockbuster. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

When Parents Stand Up for Kids and Corporations (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 27, 2012 Concerned parents in the new film “Won’t Back Down” use an educational “trigger” law to exercise their democratic right to forfeit any influence they might have over their children’s education. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Painful Price of Numbness

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Jul 13, 2012 Drugs are all anesthesia from pain. The ruthless Mexican cartels crave money, which they make from the Yankee craving for numbness. They sell unfeeling, and we buy it, at tens of billions of dollars and thousands of Mexican lives per year. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Meet the Media Companies Lobbying Against Transparency

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica Apr 20, 2012 Many of the country’s biggest media companies--which own dozens of newspapers and TV news operations--are flexing their muscle in Washington in a fight against a government initiative to increase transparency of political spending. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Julian Assange a Part of ‘Simpsons’ Milestone

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2012 "The Simpsons" hasn't been funny since Bill Clinton was president, but in its prime nothing was better. Now in season 23, the show just aired its 500th episode. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange guested, taping his lines from England. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NFL Charges Broadcasters $20 for Every American

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2011 After negotiating various new agreements, Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN and DirecTV will altogether pay close to $6 billion a year to broadcast NFL games to a football-addicted America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Fox Viewers Suffer Separation From Reality

Staff / Truthdig Nov 23, 2011 Pollsters asked New Jersey residents questions about the uprisings in the Arab world and found that watchers of Fox News were the most consistently uninformed. By the researchers’ measures, Fox viewers were 18 points less likely to know that Egyptians overthrew their government than those who watched no news at all. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )