When Resistance Becomes Capitulation: A Response to an Open Letter in The Nation

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 11, 2018 Nice try, but no cigar. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Celebrating the Vibrant Lifestyle of Jean Stein

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2017 Family and longtime friends of the author and editor, who died on April 30, recall her remarkable social gatherings and her lively spirit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Remembering Jean Stein

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2017 The author and editor led a life of letters and ideas that ranged from her tenure at the helm of the Paris Review to her recent study of mid-20th century Los Angeles to her classic take on model Edie Sedgwick. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Where Is the Elizabeth Warren of Foreign Policy?

By Katrina vanden Heuvel / The Washington Post Apr 26, 2017 Since the election, Congressional Democrats' silence on foreign policy questions has been deafening. It's time for them to chart a new course. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

On the Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko

By Katrina vanden Heuvel Apr 7, 2017 The “poetician, not politician” always seemed conscious of the Russian adage that a great writer is more than a writer—he is a second government (Yevtushenko is pictured here with Katrina vanden Heuvel) The “poetician, not politician” always seemed conscious of the Russian adage that a great writer is more than a writer—he is a second government). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Is Donald Trump the New George Wallace?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2016 As political commentators point out similarities in rhetoric between the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and segregationist Alabama Gov. George Wallace in 1968, Wallace’s daughter, Peggy Wallace Kennedy, who has compared the two campaigns, says her father actually may have been less extreme. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AUDIO: ‘Left, Right & Center’: Iran’s Done Deal

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 12, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the Iran nuclear deal, the US response to the Syrian refugee crisis, Bernie Sanders in Iowa and Jeb Bush's proposal for tax cuts -- for himself Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the Iran nuclear deal, the U response to the Syrian refugee crisis, Bernie Sanders in Iowa and Jeb Bush's proposal for tax cuts—for himself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Budgets, Loretta Lynch and Benjamin Netanyahu

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 21, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists discuss the 2016 Republican budget, Loretta Lynch’s confirmation hearings for the post of attorney general, and Benjamin Netanyahu’s electoral victory. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The West Is Responsible for Unraveling Ukraine

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 1, 2014 Nation magazine editor Katrina vanden Heuvel writes in The Washington Post that the U.S. government and mainstream media have arrogantly and self-servingly portrayed the calamity Western powers wrought in Ukraine as a false "morality tale" about democracy-loving protesters and alleged Russian aggression. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Rage in Gaza, Ukraine, Obamacare and Paul Ryan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss growing violence in the West Bank as casualties in Gaza continue to rise. What is Israel's right to self-defense while it "keeps people without basic human rights?" Scheer asks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: The Politics of Personality and Inequality

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists ask whether Syria can be solved and respond to a new study that finds it's no harder to climb the economic ladder today than it was 20 years ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Nation Magazine Rethinks Capitalism

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2011 Last month, editors at The Nation magazine published 13 mini-essays on the subject of how to make capitalism "less destructive and domineering, [and] more focused on what people really need for fulfilling lives" written by lefty thinkers in business, activism and politics. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )