Pope Francis Asks Forgiveness for ‘Evil’ of Child Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2014 In remarks quoted by Vatican radio Friday, Pope Francis personally asked forgiveness for sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

PBS Becoming the Plutocrats Broadcasting Service

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 15, 2014 Our most prominent public media outlets are becoming instruments for special interests to launder their ideological agenda through a seemingly objective brand. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Leading Critic of American Hypocrisy Goes Quiet

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 Saul Landau, a prolific filmmaker, writer and Truthdig contributor, died Monday from a fight with cancer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Let Nicholas Kristof Damage Your Mind

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 15, 2013 In a late 2012 PBS series called "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," the lauded New York Times columnist and professional flake "glosses" the harmful "utopian vision" of free-market globalization sold to Americans in a 1980 television broadcast by neoliberal economist Milton Friedman, Anne Elizabeth Moore writes in The Baffler.In an October PBS series, the lauded New York Times columnist and professional flake "glossed" Milton Friedman's harmful and dishonest "utopian vision" of free-market globalization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Directors Reveal How PBS Quashed Airing of Negative Koch Brothers Film

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2013 "Democracy Now!" asks whether PBS resorted to self-censorship in order to appease the Koch brothers when it decided not to show a documentary that portrayed David Koch--a major donor to public television--in an unflattering light. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Congress Needs to Read a Book

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 29, 2013 Journalist Robert Kaiser has written a case study of the passage of Dodd-Frank, the legislation that kind of sort of took a shot at maybe re-regulating Wall Street (but not really). He tells Judy Woodruff, "It was upsetting to me as a citizen to realize how few members understood the issues they were dealing with." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Slams PBS for Appeasing Koch Brothers

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 23, 2013 PBS recently made the decision to pull the plug on "Citizen Koch," a documentary about money and politics that paints a less than flattering picture of the conservative billionaire Koch brothers. That hasn't sat too well with many, including the host of "The Colbert Report." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘NOVA’: The ‘Next Generation’ of Drone Surveillance

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 27, 2013 A new drone-mounted surveillance camera, chillingly described as the "Wide Area Persistent Stare," can see and record, all at once, virtually everything happening at ground level in a medium-sized city.A new drone-mounted surveillance camera, known as the "Wide Area Persistent Stare," can see and record virtually everything happening at ground level in a medium-sized city. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Norquist the Muppet

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Nov 28, 2012 Dig deeper

The Turkey

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Nov 20, 2012 Dig deeper

Bye-Bye Birdie

Milt Priggee, Cagle Cartoons, www.miltpriggee.com Nov 17, 2012 Dig deeper

Big Bird, Binders and Bayonets

Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette Oct 26, 2012 Dig deeper