Truthdig’s Top 10 Interviews of 2017 (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2017 Truthdig had some fascinating conversations about the year's news with journalists, filmmakers, activists, whistleblowers and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Political Kidnappings Have Become a Billion-Dollar Industry (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Oct 16, 2017 American journalist and former Taliban hostage Jere Van Dyk discusses the secret world of political kidnappings in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Exposing the Realities of U.S.-Cuban Relations (Video & Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with Jeri Rice, whose latest documentary "Embargo" explores U.S.-Cuba relations. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

How Modern Technology Impacts Our Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2017 Hasan Piker from The Young Turks discusses technology and democracy in the age of Trump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone Questions Why Congress Voted to Sanction Russia (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2017 "Depressing" is the director's word for a House action against Russia's alleged election meddling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone: School Boards ‘Decide to Miseducate’ Kids (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2017 The director says children are more interested in the "horror film" version of the truth than what is taught as history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone: ‘Reagan Played Footsie With Saddam Hussein’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2017 The film director discusses the Iran-Contra affair and Ronald Reagan's political maneuverings in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stone on Growing Up Republican and What Changed His Views (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2017 The film director sees choosing political affiliations as a "growing-up process where you have to educate yourself out of some old beliefs." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scheer: ‘Fake News’ Label Is Used to ‘Whitewash American History’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2017 The term has real power now, says Truthdig's editor in chief, "and you can use it against anyone who comes up with a narrative different from yours." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Putin Told Oliver Stone He Had Expected Clinton to Win (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2017 The film director discusses conversations he had with the Russian president in the run-up to the most recent presidential election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone Describes What He Witnessed in Russia During Boris Yeltsin’s Presidency (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2017 "The Yeltsin period is looked back on as a disaster by most Russians," says the director, "where American [advisers] helped open up the store to oligarchs." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Conversation With Oliver Stone, Robert Scheer Discusses Irrational Blaming of Russia (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2017 "This time, the call for a redbaiting campaign comes from people on the Democratic side even more forcefully than on the Republican," notes the Truthdig editor in chief. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )