gwen ifill

The ‘P’ in PBS Should Stand for ‘Plutocratic’ or ‘Pentagon’

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 28, 2016 The American broadcaster depends on foundations, corporations and wealthy individuals to pay for much of its programming. This private funding undermines the integrity of the "independent" journalism it bankrolls. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

What Does It Mean to Be Black?

By Gwen Ifill Oct 7, 2011 Two new books take radically different approaches to questions of race introspection -- one academic, the other anecdotal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘SNL’ Spoofs the VP Debate

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2008 Parody is the best policy, as evidenced by the boost that "Saturday Night Live" has recently enjoyed, thanks to Sarah Palin lookalike (and sometime comedy star) Tina Fey. We kid, but so do Fey, Queen Latifah and Jason Sudeikis -- playing Republican VP candidate Palin, PBS' Gwen Ifill and Democratic VP pick Joe Biden, respectively -- in this clip from the show's Oct. 4 episode. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Big Question After the VP Tussle

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2008 Did they deliver? That was the question coming from the Democratic and Republican camps after Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin did battle at the vice presidential debate in St. Louis on Thursday night. Here's the full debate in video -- tell us what you think about how the candidates handled themselves and represented their respective tickets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You’re No Harry Truman, Governor

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 3, 2008 Gov. Sarah Palin survived Thursday night's debate, much to the disappointment of Democrats who hoped she would crumble as she did in her interview with Katie Couric. But she ducked tough questions, gave canned answers, tried to smile her way out of tough spots and cheerfully distorted Sen. Barack Obama’s record. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )