Can a New Counterculture Be the Elixir to Late Capitalism?

Keith A. Spencer / Salon Dec 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 )

The Real Charles Manson

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Sep 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 )

We Need Dirty Harry

Paul Morantz / Truthdig Mar 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 )

A Lifelong Activist Sheds His Name

By Harvey Wasserman / LA Progressive Jan 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 )

In Search of the Lost Chord: Peace, Love and the Hippie Idea in 1967

By Danny Goldberg Jul 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 )

History Textbook in Louisiana Voucher Schools Gets Political

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 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 )

Nude in Black and White

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 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 )

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Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 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 )

John McCain: A Fighter, Not a Summer-of-Love-r

Staff / Truthdig Jul 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 )

‘Daily Show’: Marines Need Not Apply in Berkeley

Staff / Truthdig Mar 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 )

Peace Sign Turns 50

Staff / Truthdig Mar 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 )