The Life and Times of Glenn Greenwald

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: An intimate portrait of new journalism's banner carrier, how the shutdown affected people of color, lying liars and the economics of mendacity, the Green Party responds to the 60 percent of Americans calling for a third party and The Mantle's Shaun Randol on Africa and super-independent publishing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shutdown: Do Republicans Even Know What They Want?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio: A repeal of Obamacare is off the table and the GOP can't seem to decide what to do. Meanwhile, the exchanges are open -- sort of, California rescues housekeepers and Congress takes on the NSA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Snowden Revelations Coming, Guardian Cryptography Analyst Says

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: understanding the deadly siege in Nairobi, this week's big U.N. speeches through the prism of Arab public opinion, the First Amendment club for "official" journalists, and cryptography guru Bruce Schneier says Edward Snowden's work isn't done. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Lawyer on American Imperialism

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Julian Assange's attorney, Michael Ratner, has a front seat to history. Also: Is this the golden age of the black quarterback? And a feminist explains why women can love Eminem. Plus: Robert Scheer on the pope. Dig deeper

Bloomberg Says Candidate’s Interracial Family Part of a ‘Racist’ Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The latest developments in Syria, Michael Bloomberg cries racism, the uncompassionate detention of Lynne Stewart and Robert Scheer remembers the late Saul Landau. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: ‘Obama Would Have Indicted Me’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer interviews the godfather of principled leakers about Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, Edward Snowden and President Obama's "unprecedented campaign against whistle-blowing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reza Aslan Finally Gets to Talk About His Book (Transcript Added)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: He survived Fox News. Now the religions scholar discusses his new book, at last. Also: More revelations about the NSA, Bradley Manning's sentencing, and Oregon's alternative to student loans. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish and Robert Scheer Debate Obama Ennui

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Russian homophobia, reinventing Los Angeles, racism in Florida, and a cartoonist and editor deal with the great Obama letdowncom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Russian homophobia, reinventing Los Angeles, racism in Florida, and a cartoonist and editor deal with the great Obama letdown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish and Robert Scheer Debate Obama Ennui

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Russian homophobia, reinventing Los Angeles, racism in Florida, and a cartoonist and editor deal with the great Obama letdown. Dig deeper

What Happens in Egypt Doesn’t Stay in Egypt

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole says Americans should be very concerned about revolution in the Mideast; George Zimmerman goes free; The Advocate's "Black, Gay, American" issue; and alt-labor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Judge a Magazine by Its Cover

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 18, 2013 America's apparent outrage over the Rolling Stone cover featuring a photo of accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reveals a great deal about this country's insecurities and prejudices. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NSA Scandal: Why Aren’t Democrats Acting Like Democrats?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Republicans shred food stamps and Democrats retreat from principle. Plus: Sexual assault in Egypt, and Bradley Manning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )