In the Land of the Gerontocrats

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Mar 5, 2020 Our infrastructure is crumbling, and our elections are broken. Whoever emerges from the Democratic primary, decline seems inevitable. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Nate Silver Is Making This Up as He Goes

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Oct 30, 2019 Once a principled data journalist, the FiveThirtyEight founder has revealed himself as just another hack spouting off on social media. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Real Russian Menace Is Just Hypercapitalism

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 4, 2019 A recent Washington Post feature lays bare the prejudices of our political press and its denial about how American society actually works. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Best Truthdig Originals of 2018

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2018 This year's top Truthdig Original pieces include stark warnings by several contributors and a peek into the possible future of U.S. banking. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The #Resistance Has a New Grift, and Liberals Are the Perfect Mark

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Aug 21, 2018 Former FBI agents are vacuuming up donations from concerned Democrats. It’s an alarming development but not without precedent. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Trillion-Dollar Fantasy at the Heart of the Global Economy

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Aug 8, 2018 It may be a heady time for the tech titans in Cupertino, but we should worry when a super-sized market sector is effectively fueled by magical thinking. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Billionaires in Space: Escapist Fantasies in the ‘Age of the Refugee’

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jul 24, 2018 After exhausting all of earth's resources, the superrich are ready to colonize other worlds. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Beware the Democrats and Their Good Billionaires

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 8, 2018 Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s political prospects may have dimmed, but his genre of bogus austere responsibility lives on in his party of choice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )