Major Media Outlets Barred From White House Briefing

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Feb 25, 2017 The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and several others are denied access. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Fidel Outlived His U.S. Government Assassins

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 26, 2016 "John F. Kennedy's administration tried to assassinate Fidel Castro by using Mafia hit men," wrote Robert Scheer, Truthdig editor in chief, in a Los Angeles Times column first published in 1997. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tom Hayden Fought for the Rights of All Living Things

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 29, 2016 The progressive activist compiled an impressive record in California and local politics—from 18 years in the state Capitol to a variety of community crusades. Even shelter animals benefited from his work. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Inside Chernobyl: A Legacy of Ruin

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 26, 2016 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the first American journalist to enter the surviving power plant in the former Soviet Union On the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster, he recounts his experience in a Los Angeles Times column first published on April 9, 1987 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the first American journalist to enter the surviving power plant in the former Soviet Union. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

As the FBI Finishes Its Probe of Clinton’s Email, Let’s Review What We Know So Far (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 29, 2016 The scandal over Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email account and server during her tenure as secretary of state has "has outraged advocates of government transparency and mystified political supporters and adversaries alike." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The U.S. Terrorized Cuba, Not the Other Way Around

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 21, 2016 "Once again, history won't keep its mouth shut. Little by little, the truth comes out, and our policy in Cuba gets exposed for the sham it is." That's Truthdig's editor in chief writing about Cuba for the Los Angeles Times in this column first published on July 14, 1998. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

KPFK’s death by democracy

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 24, 2015 Continuous turnover of upper management over the last decade, coupled with nonexistent long-term financial planning, has turned Southern California's oldest public radio station into a micro-version of Greece. And just as ordinary Greeks were made to bear the brunt of a financial crisis that was not of their doing, KPFK's staff members are facing cuts as a result of debts created by others. Dig deeper

L.A. Times Editors Advocate Prosecution of Edward Snowden

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 9, 2015 A recent L.A. Times editorial called for the whistleblower's prosecution. As Glenn Greenwald writes in denouncing the editorial, this is part of a wider journalistic war on transparency. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Scheer Article Found Among Reading Materials in Osama bin Laden’s Last Hideout

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 21, 2015 On Wednesday the White House released a list of English-language documents found among the al-Qaida founder's belongings in 2011, after U.S. Navy SEALs killed him in a compound in Pakistan, to which he had been traced. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

To Solve California’s Water Crisis, We Must Change the Nation’s Food System

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 20, 2015 California's terrifying drought is putting one-third of the US produce market at risk, but fixing the problem will require a shift from industrial farms to local ones California's terrifying drought is putting a third of the U produce market at risk, but fixing the problem will require a shift from industrial to local farms . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

In ‘Ghettoside,’ an Indictment of the Criminal Justice System

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 4, 2015 In her new book, reporter Jill Leovy tackles a subject usually ignored by progressives, black-on-black murders, and she explains how the U.S. criminal justice system too often treats them as not worth solving. In her new book, Jill Leovy tackles black-on-black murder, explaining how the criminal justice system too often treats it as unimportant. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Harrowing Bystander Video of Police Killing a Homeless Man in L.A. Sparks Protests

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 2, 2015 A camera phone video showing Los Angeles police officers fatally shooting an unarmed homeless man Sunday morning had over 4 million views on Facebook as of Monday morning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )