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 )

Who Is Ayn Rand?

Louise Rubacky / Truthdig Aug 9, 2019 A new book argues weakly for the influence of Ayn Rand on our culture—after all, the dominant classes in America were greedy and selfish from the get-go. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Facts Don’t Care About Ben Shapiro’s Feelings

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig May 13, 2019 The conservative pundit is being roasted for a disastrous interview with the BBC, but he exposed himself as an intellectual fraud long ago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fired ‘Marketplace’ Reporter Wonders: Is Objective Journalism Dead?

BLANK Mar 10, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer interviews Lewis Wallace (pictured), who was fired from the American Public Media show for questioning objective reporting under Trump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cenk Uygur and the Truthdig Team Question the Future of Progressive Politics

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2017 Truthdig staff members sat down Thursday with the host of The Young Turks to discuss his bid to shake up the Democratic Party. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Journalist Is Fired From Public Radio Show for Questioning Objective Reporting Under Trump

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2017 Lewis Wallace had a successful career on American Public Media’s “Marketplace” until he blogged about the meaning of journalistic neutrality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Are Think Tanks as Independent as We Think?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2016 Some of the world’s most respected think tanks are swayed by corporate interests, The New York Times reports, and researchers working within the groups often have conflicts of interest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Balance Beam

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Aug 9, 2016 Dig deeper

Live at Truthdig: Has the Media Been Biased in Its Coverage of Donald Trump?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2016 Do you think the mainstream media is being fair in its coverage of Donald Trump? Or has it abandoned objectivity? Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and the Truthdig team discussed on Friday. Dig deeper ( 42 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Cenk Uygur and His Team at The Young Turks

BLANK Apr 17, 2016 The energetic host is a journalist who puts his principles and passion into action. He was arrested Monday at a Capitol Hill protest. But what is more important is that his hard-hitting reports are free of an "objectivity" that distorts the truth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Journalists Attack Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos for Challenging Donald Trump

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 27, 2015 “As usual when someone commits a real act of journalism aimed at the most powerful in the U.S., those leading the charge against him are other journalists, who so tellingly regard actual journalism as a gauche and irreverent crime against those who wield the greatest power and thus merit the greatest deference,” writes Glenn Greenwald at The Intercept. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Galileo’s Middle Finger

By Ellen Ruppel Shell Apr 24, 2015 As is true of any human endeavor, the pursuit of science cannot be entirely objective — ideology and economics inevitably play roles. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )