Carey McWilliams: The Most Important American Author Many Don’t Know

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2019 Biographer Peter Richardson talks with us about the activist-writer's extraordinary career and how he inspired others to do their best work. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

McCarthyite Censorship Is Seeping Into Our Schools

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Dec 31, 2018 Bahia Amawi is suing the Texas school district that fired her after she refused to pledge she wouldn't participate in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Lee Camp: ‘We’re in a New Age of McCarthyism’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 2, 2018 The comedian explores the legacy of Lenny Bruce, big tech's capacity to strangle independent media and the freedom of working for a network like RT America. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

The War on Assange Is a War on Press Freedom

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 15, 2018 The arrest of the WikiLeaks founder, which appears near, would be the first domino to fall. Afterward, thousands of publishers, editors and reporters in the U.S. would be in peril. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Cohen & Cohn, Fixers-At-Law (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Apr 19, 2018 Now that Donald Trump’s personal “lawyer” Michael Cohen is in a whole heap of trouble, each revelation may well outdo the last. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

From Russia, With Absurdity

Eleanor Goldfield / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The idea that a few unsophisticated Facebook ads created by Russian trolls swung a U.S. presidential election is ridiculous. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: When Are Journalists Foreign Agents? (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 25, 2018 The Truthdig columnist discusses the Foreign Agents Registration Act at a panel hosted by the Columbia Journalism School and the Harriman Institute. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Russiagate’ Exposes America’s Loss of Integrity (Video)

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 21, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein discuss the Russia hysteria in U.S. politics and Senate probes into Stein's thin Russia connections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCarthyism Inc.: Hyping the Russian Threat to Undermine Free Speech

By Max Blumenthal / AlterNet Nov 13, 2017 Clint Watts, a dubious counterterror "expert," is lobbying the U.S. government to use media censorship as a remedy to Russian interference. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Robert Scheer Discuss the Silencing of the Left (Video)

Chris Hedges and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 29, 2017 This episode of "On Contact" examines the New McCarthyism that is underway to suppress the left-wing press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Elites ‘Have No Credibility Left’: Interview With Journalist Chris Hedges

David North / WSWS Oct 8, 2017 The Truthdig columnist talks about the significance of the anti-Russia campaign in the media, among other subjects. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )