America Can’t Wipe Itself Clean of Blackface

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Feb 28, 2019 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam offers a painful reminder that certain white people in this country just don’t get it, and likely never will. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Megyn Kelly Absent From Show Following Blackface Comments

The Associated Press Oct 25, 2018 Rumors continue to swirl that the host's racially insensitive remarks could spell the end of her tenure at NBC. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Not a Paying Customer? Go Shit Somewhere Else.

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Jun 2, 2018 Maybe on the streets, and good luck with the cops. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Sex Workers Go Mainstream

Larry Beinhart / Truthdig May 22, 2018 A porn actress is in a dispute with the president of the United States, and the "sex worker" has more credibility than Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Michelle Wolf Blasts Media for Profiting Off Trump, the ‘Monster’ It Created (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 29, 2018 Perhaps members of the mainstream media didn't realize just how harsh the comedian would be at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Democrats Decry Trump’s ‘Sexist’ Tweets About Kirsten Gillibrand

By NANCY BENAC and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Dec 12, 2017 “Are you really trying to bully, intimidate and slut-shame @SenGillibrand?" Sen. Elizabeth Warren responds after he tweets that Gillibrand would "do anything" for campaign contributions from him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NBC Fires Matt Lauer Over ‘Inappropriate Sexual Behavior’

By David Bauder / The Associated Press Nov 29, 2017 The "Today" show host has long been the king of TV morning news and is one of the industry's highest-paid figures. Meanwhile, Garrison Keillor is fired by Minnesota Public Radio. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NBC’s Megyn Kelly Pushes Intelligence Groupthink in Vladimir Putin Interview

By Ray McGovern / Consortiumnews Jun 14, 2017 The journalist says all "17 intelligence agencies" of the U.S. government agreed on Russian guilt in alleged 2016 election hacking. Former intelligence officials claim that statement is incorrect, but it keeps getting repeated. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

NBC Hires Megyn Kelly, Racist Attitudes and All

By Kali Holloway / AlterNet Jan 4, 2017 The right-wing TV personality might have done some battle with Donald Trump and Roger Ailes, but her views on race are thoroughly Fox News-y. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Demagogue-in-Chief

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 12, 2016 Donald Trump will use the presidency to inflate his personality cult and increase his family’s wealth. Those who do not pay homage to his megalomania, or swell the profits of his financial empire, will be viciously attacked and persecuted. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Pro-Trump PAC Spokesman Cites Japanese-American Internment as Precedent for a Muslim Registry

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 18, 2016 "We've done it based on race, we've done it based on religion We did it during World War II with [the] Japanese," Carl Higbie tells Fox News. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Update: CNN Announces Donna Brazile’s Resignation in Light of New WikiLeaks Revelations

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Nov 1, 2016 The interim Democratic National Committee chairwoman came under scrutiny as new evidence points to abuses of power. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )