Tim Robbins on Orwell, Obama and the Media

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 3, 2008 It's usually a reliable sign that a once-original idea has been utterly stripped of its impact by the time it becomes the premise for a reality television show. Not so for "Big Brother." Several seasons of that particular televised train wreck have come and gone, and besides, Apple Computer also cashed in on the whole surveillance paranoia theme ages ago. Big Brother is watching. We get it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

For Orwell, Life Imitated Art

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2007 It turns out that George Orwell, famed author of "1984" and originator of the term "Big Brother," was spied on by his government for more than 10 years. Members of Britain's MI5 suspected the writer of being a communist, until they bothered to read him, and were apparently baffled by his "bohemian" clothes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish – Ending a War

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