Welcome to Ayn Rand’s America

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Aug 13, 2019 "The Fountainhead" author drew inspiration from a child murderer. Now her sociopathic worldview has become the guiding ethos of the GOP. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Missing 43

By Carmen Boullosa and Mike Wallace Mar 14, 2015 This exclusive excerpt from “A Narco History: How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the ‘Mexican Drug War,’ ” gives a harrowing account of how 43 Mexican students disappeared last year. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

Mike Wallace Meets His Maker

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My Quarter Century With Mike Wallace

Barry Lando / Truthdig Apr 10, 2012 Mike was part reporter, part actor playing reporter. He had a flair for the dramatic, the ability to achieve almost instant rapport with interviewees no matter their wealth, achievement or background. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Video Memories of Mike Wallace

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2012 We should all be so lucky to live to 93, luckier still to have a career like that of Mike Wallace, who died peacefully Saturday night after roughly six decades on television. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran, the U.S. and Israel: Blind Man’s Bluff

Barry Lando / Truthdig Jan 17, 2012 A lot of people with important-sounding titles pontificate on what lies ahead, but whom are they kidding? It’s like we’re watching kids playing around with vials of highly volatile chemicals.In a perilous spiral of assassinations, threats and counterthreats, leaders in Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran keep ratcheting up the tension. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will the Egyptian Revolution Also Devour Its Young?

Barry Lando / Truthdig Feb 18, 2011 Egypt in February 2011 is not Iran in January 1979, yet I am reminded of the fate of Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, once Iran’s foreign minister, ultimately destroyed by the man and movement he devoted his life to bring to power.I am reminded of the fate of Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, once Iran’s foreign minister, ultimately destroyed by the man and movement he devoted his life to bring to power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Welcome Back, Jack Kevorkian

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2007 After spending eight years in the slammer on a second-degree murder conviction, Dr. Jack Kevorkian (that's him in the blue cardigan), a.k.a. "Dr. Death," is once again a free man -- and he hasn't changed his belief that terminally ill patients have the right to die. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )