Keith A. Spencer / SalonDec 26, 2019
Author and critic Curtis White discusses his new book, "Living in a World That Can't Be Fixed," and what it means to be a radical in 2019. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Dan O'Sullivan / TruthdigSep 11, 2019
Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" offers a revisionist take on the California cult leader, but it's hardly the first. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Paul Morantz / TruthdigMar 17, 2018
In any situation when every second lost could mean another child lost, he would take the risk of entering, because risking his life to save others was his job. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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By Harvey Wasserman / LA ProgressiveJan 9, 2018
Meet Sluggo. With the new moniker, the author no longer has to clarify that he's "not the Hurricane, not Weinstein, no relation to Debbie Schultz." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Danny GoldbergJul 14, 2017
The counterculture movement championed the fight for civil rights, the protests against the Vietnam War and spiritual values above and beyond fame and fortune. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 11, 2013
Louisiana taxpayers are footing the bill for certain students in the state to go to private schools that are teaching some pretty "questionable" things. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Mr. Fish / TruthdigOct 15, 2011
I thought about Susan Dey and blisters and being a hippie last Thursday when I found myself driving around outside the Air and Space Museum looking for a place to park. I was in D.C. for the purpose of lending my body and rancor to the Occupy Wall Street protesters gathering in Freedom Plaza for their first day of rabble-rousing.There was no nuance as far as the eye could see. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Mr. Fish / TruthdigJun 10, 2011
I suddenly started to worry that the only threat hippies might pose to the dominant culture nowadays was the personal-injury lawsuits they were likely to file from accidental falls due to uneven pavement. “I’m gathering my wa,” he said, his eyes closed like he was Charlie Parker listening to the bebop rhythms of the universe, his mind awash in Gravy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 9, 2008
What are we to make of this new John McCain campaign ad, in which colorful countercultural degenerates prance through the opening frames, and, near the end, a still of Noble Older McCain is superimposed over footage of Hunky Younger Ex-POW McCain? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 25, 2008
When the Marines decided to set up a recruiting office in Berkeley, they didn't realize what they were up against. Or maybe they did. Either way, "Daily Show" correspondent (and former Marine) Rob Riggle confronts his deep-seated hippie rage to get the story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 20, 2008
It started as a rallying image for the British anti-nuclear movement in the late '50s and went on to become one of the world's most instantly recognizable -- and widely adopted -- symbols. But did you know that the iconic peace sign was originally derived from the semaphore alphabet? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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