Chris Hedges Says USA Should Expect A Revolution

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 9, 2015 The Pulitzer prize-winning journalist discusses our loss of civil liberties, the importance of the alternative media, and why he thinks the USA is ripe for a revolution. Dig deeper

There Seems to Be Nothing We Can Do About Valued Journalistic Pieces Disappearing From the Internet

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2015 A Pulitzer Prize-winning piece of investigative journalism has been absorbed into the vortex of the World Wide Web; refugees are still moving toward Europe, despite the onset of winter; and Bernie Sanders is playing an important and unexpected role in the Democratic presidential race. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Michael Moore and Others in ‘The Legacy of I.F. Stone’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 9, 2015 Seekers after truth everywhere will thrill to the message of a new short film that draws a line from one of the 20th century’s most respected independent journalists to the dogged investigators of our day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Best Investigations of Money in Politics Since the Last Elections

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2014 With this year's elections just two weeks away, ProPublica has rounded up some of the best investigative reporting on campaign finance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Fall and Rise of Investigative Journalism

By Anya Schiffrin, TomDispatch Aug 28, 2014 Despite a long run of journalistic tough times, the loss of advertising dollars and the challenge of the Internet, there’s been a blossoming of investigative journalism across the globe from Honduras to Myanmar, New Zealand to Indonesia. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Watchdog That Didn’t Bark

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Mar 16, 2014 When the press failed to anticipate the most catastrophic financial crisis in 80 years, reporters were focusing on the wrong things, responding to the wrong incentives and writing the wrong kind of stories.When the press failed to anticipate the most catastrophic financial crisis in 80 years, reporters were focusing on the wrong things, responding to the wrong incentives and writing the wrong stories. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Tylenol’s Dangers Revealed Thanks to Investigative Journalism

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2013 ProPublica's series on the dangers of the acetaminophen found in Tylenol highlights the importance of investigative work; a poem written by an Alexandrian poet in 1898 about the government's idleness is extremely relevant these days; meanwhile, research shows apologizing, even for something outside your control, establishes trust. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Seymour Hersh on Fixing Journalism With a Hatchet

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 27, 2013 The reporter who exposed the My Lai massacre and the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib wants to shutter the major news bureaus, fire 90 percent of editors and generally make journalists outsiders again. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Greg Palast

BLANK Sep 22, 2013 Noam Chomsky once said that Greg Palast "upsets all the right people." Did the independent investigative reporter halt Lawrence Summers' charge to the head of the Fed?Did the independent investigative reporter halt Lawrence Summers' charge to the head of the Fed? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

New Details Emerge About Michael Hastings’ Death

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2013 When journalist Michael Hastings died in a car accident in Los Angeles early on the morning of June 18, he left a trail of questions in his wake. On Tuesday, L.A. officials -- along with his family -- finally had some answers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Impoverished Countries Less Accepting of Homosexuality

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2013 Studies show nations such as Ghana and El Salvador reject gays far more than their more affluent counterparts; Wisconsin legislators are trampling on investigative journalism; meanwhile, the modern manufacturing industry manages to be both a tremendous economic driver and a tough business in which to get a job. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the News Is Killing You

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2013 Reading mass media news articles is unhealthy and causes unhappiness, so stop it; Americans want to know more about socialism, as evidenced by Merriam-Webster's two most searched entries in 2012; meanwhile the Swedes were dissatisfied with gendered pronouns and have officially incorporated a third, gender-neutral one into their language. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )