Media

There’s No Good Outcome to the Warner Bros. Takeover

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 17, 2026 Choosing between a rightwing billionaire and the Netflix slop factory is grim, thankless work. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

America Season 250

Dave Whamond Apr 16, 2026 Dig deeper

Media

Empire of Slop

Luke Savage / Truthdig Mar 13, 2026 Our technical capacity to render fantasy has never been greater. Mass entertainment has never been worse. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Those Complicated Streaming Services

Jeff Koterba Jan 11, 2024 Dig deeper

Health & Wellness

New Docuseries Highlights Plant-Based Longevity

Jessica Scott-Reid / Sentient Media Sep 13, 2023 According to the new four-part docuseries "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones," our diet holds the key to how long we live. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pinochet In the Shadows

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Sep 8, 2023 Pablo Larraín’s political satire imagines a deathless dictator with literal fangs. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

SAG-AFTRA Strike Set to Upend Entertainment Industry

Jenna McGuire / Truthdig Jul 13, 2023 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Real Base Is the Ruling Class

Paul Street / Truthdig Mar 3, 2020 He might appeal to the white proletariat and talk tough on trade, but the only constituency to whom this president answers is the 1%. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

What We’re Not Being Told About the War in Afghanistan

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 Nineteen years after the conflict first began, the Pentagon continues to deny the public vital information like casualty numbers and more. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Is a Product of Our Failed Health Care System

By Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon Jan 27, 2020 Would you rather be a patient or a consumer? Buying your way to even crackpot health gives the illusion of autonomy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The ‘Silicon Six’ Is Dodging Taxes to the Tune of Billions

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Dec 2, 2019 A new analysis from the U.K.-based Fair Tax Mark exposes the greed of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Netflix. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Bests U.S. on the Factory Floor in Obamas’ Netflix Debut

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Aug 20, 2019 "American Factory" highlights the mismatched workforces to shattering effect at a Chinese auto glass factory in Dayton, Ohio. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )