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Our Last Shot at Democracy

By Lida Maxwell / Los Angeles Review of Books Jul 19, 2019 In her paradigm-shifting book, Astra Taylor advocates for a new kind of citizenship that reimagines democratic thinking from the ground up. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

What We Can Learn About Human Rights From ‘Wise Fools’

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 12, 2018 To celebrate World Storytelling Day this year, Storytellers for Peace created a video with 10 artists from five continents. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Wages of Sin

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 11, 2016 Huge segments of working-class whites—victims paying for the sins of American empire—are desperately seeking to halt change and re-create a mythical past. This is always the last, desperate gasp of a dying culture. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘There’s No Downside’ to Drones, Philosopher Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 3, 2012 A newly hired philosophy professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., has become the latest defender of President Obama’s deadly drone program. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Philosophy by Another Name?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2012 A British philosopher suggests that popular confusion over what philosophers do requires the epochs-old discipline follow the suit of other academic subjects and update its name. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Facebook Fatigue

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2010 Today on the list: Teens report Facebook fatigue, Israel's crackdown on boycotts, and where have all the protest songs gone? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘The Simpsons’ as Philosophy

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 The BBC takes a look at the philosophy of the show: "It's not that the Simpsons is atheist propaganda; its main target is not belief in God or the supernatural, but the arrogance of particular organised religions that they, amazingly, know the will of the creator." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )