Jordan Riefe / TruthdigMar 6, 2017
Evgeny Afineevsky’s Oscar-nominated documentary doesn’t shy away from the war's brutal realities. The children’s voices are especially poignant. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigNov 23, 2016
"Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing" starkly shows that, while convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev languishes in prison, victims who lost limbs in the 2013 attack still struggle to cope with their brutally altered existence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigNov 7, 2016
As we try to squeeze voting into our busy schedules Tuesday, the question gnawing at many of our minds may be: "Why today of all days?" Turns out the HBO show's producers have had the same question. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Jordan Riefe / TruthdigAug 13, 2016
"Abortion: Stories Women Tell" avoids politics, instead letting women share accounts of how they coped with governmental restrictions on the procedure. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 3, 2016
The former "Daily Show" host will be back on TV before the November general election with a new show on HBO. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 6, 2016
The "Last Week Tonight" host discovered just how easy it is to get into the debt collection business and then go after payment, something that often results in the persecution of innocent people. Oliver then made television history Sunday night. (Take that, Oprah!) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 15, 2016
Each story invites viewers to confront the disease at its various nerve centers: in and out of treatment tents, doctors' quarters, victims' homes, makeshift hearses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Emily Wilson / TruthdigNov 30, 2015
Ayad Akhtar wants audience members to decide for themselves what his play, about the complexities of identity and hidden prejudices in post-9/11 New York, is saying. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 29, 2015
The 14-year-old boy who was murdered by two white men in rural Mississippi 60 years ago has become more than a symbol of the horrors of racism in America, more than a catalyst for the civil rights movement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2015
On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" show, John Oliver took on LGBT discrimination, pointing out that 31 states still do not have anti-discrimination laws in place and saying this makes it “surprisingly easy for people to be fired, evicted or refused service just because they are gay." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 8, 2015
A Vox clip makes the compelling argument that the popular HBO television show, based on fiction by George R.R. Martin, is "secretly all about climate change." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 1, 2015
Although HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host delivered a scathing critique of the soccer organization last year, he decided to give it another shot Sunday after last week's arrest of several FIFA officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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