Arts & Culture

Keeping a Watchful Eye: A Half-Century of the Residents 

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Jun 20, 2023 When you weren’t looking, the Residents changed your world. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Race

Whitewashing ‘Watchmen’

Leslie Lee / Truthdig Dec 21, 2019 There’s more than a little tragic irony in how HBO’s version of the classic comic fumbled so spectacularly on racial politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Can We Trust Billionaires to Save Democracy?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 3, 2019 Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen’s plan to revamp democracy and put capital in the hands of the people has one glaring blind spot. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

What’s Really Behind Julian Assange’s Arrest

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 26, 2019 The U.S. government’s attack on the WikiLeaks founder covers up a menacing assault on the First Amendment, argues journalist Bruce Shapiro. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Creating a Crucial Path Forward After Prison

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 13, 2019 After every system failed her, Susan Burton became the helping hand she and so many other formerly incarcerated women needed. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The U.S. Deserves Its Own Nuremberg Trials

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 Nazi Germany’s crimes and the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may not be so different in the eyes of international law. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Cronyism and Corruption Gave Us Today’s CIA

By Ray Nowosielski and John Duffy Jan 29, 2019 How did waterboarding and mass surveillance become normalized in the post-9/11 CIA? Who was part of the agency's "Manson Family"? Read on. Dig deeper ( 49 Min. Read )

The Illegal CIA Operation That Brought Us 9/11

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 25, 2019 Was it conspiracy or idiocy that led to the failure of U.S. intelligence agencies to detect and prevent the 2001 terror attacks? Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

The ‘Highest Danger’ of the Cold War Isn’t Behind Us

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 28, 2018 "The Kremlinologist" authors Jenny and Sherry Thompson discuss their landmark book, Soviet communism and the real dangers of nuclear war. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

‘The Oval Office Tapes’: Political Comedy That Practically Writes Itself (Audio)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 30, 2018 Podcast creator R.J. Cutler tells Truthdig he's flooded with material to work with in making satirical fun of what goes down inside the Trump White House every week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How America Came to Have the World’s Biggest Prison Population

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 28, 2018 In this week's episode, Japanese-American public defender Jeff Adachi tells how his family's past affects his present and reveals why he withdrew his support of California's new bail law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Won Big by Backing Trump’s Election, Says Palestinian Journalist Zeiad Abbas

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 17, 2018 The filmmaker, journalist and refugee describes living conditions of Palestinians under the state of Israel and condemns the alliance between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )