The Left Is Finally Winning the War of Ideas

Lee Camp / Truthdig Dec 3, 2019 Despite the establishment’s best efforts, progressive issues are dominating the conversation—just look at the Democratic primaries. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

America Is Never Going Back to Normal

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Nov 26, 2019 Donald Trump has so completely warped how we think about the president that it's almost impossible to conceive a future without him. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump’s Antiwar Speech Deserved a Better Reception

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 25, 2019 Not that the president’s actions are bound to line up with his words, but many of his words were worth heeding. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Are Veterans Finally Through With Forever War?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jul 18, 2019 New polling indicates that two in three now believe conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan weren't worth fighting. Maybe it's time we listen. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Mass Media Is Poisoning Us With Hate

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish May 27, 2019 News outlets on both the left and the right are raking in big profits by intentionally pitting American against American. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Has Freedom of the Press Become an Illusion?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 17, 2019 University of California journalism professor Edward Wasserman argues that the media has abandoned a basic commitment to the First Amendment. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

The Rot of American Journalism Runs Deep

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 9, 2019 Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone explores how networks like Fox News and MSNBC have come to tell viewers exactly what they want to hear. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A N.Y. Times Story Just Accidentally Shredded the Russiagate Hysteria

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jan 22, 2019 The paper of record did some debunking work so readers didn’t have to—here’s how. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Mainstream Media Is Lying About the California Fires

Lee Camp / Truthdig Nov 19, 2018 If only the president’s—and the media’s—responses to the crisis in California weren’t so utterly predictable, I might not have predicted it in 2011. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Only Catch in the Nonstop Coverage of Donald J. Trump

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Nov 18, 2018 The same mainstream media that can’t get enough of the U.S. president is essentially silent on only one thing: the coverage itself. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump, Corporate Media Are Both Enemies of the People

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 23, 2018 The mainstream media should be taken to task, but not for the same reasons the president uses in his attacks on the press. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

In Defense of Dissenters

Teodrose Fikre / Truthdig Jul 25, 2018 American voters who sit out elections are often the targets of scorn; instead of blaming them, we should focus on overhauling the system. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )