TD Column

Resistance Is Mobile

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Dec 23, 2024 It's not a podcast, a pose or a profit-seeking enterprise. It's a daily grind of democratic exercise. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Makes a Killing From Super PACs

Julie Hollar / FAIR Mar 4, 2020 As cable networks fawn over Super PACs, it's worth remembering exactly where all that soft money actually goes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Giuliani Associate: Trump Had Knowledge of Ukraine Pressure

MICHAEL BIESECKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Jan 16, 2020 Lev Parnas says the president was briefed regularly on his attorney's efforts to secure an investigation into Joe Biden. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Madness of James Mattis

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 8, 2019 The former secretary of defense is a military and moral failure, yet our mainstream media continues to hold him up as a model of virtue. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Lawrence O’Donnell Retracts Trump-Russia Story

By DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Aug 29, 2019 The MSNBC host apologizes on air, acknowledging his latest piece linking the president to foreign oligarchs was "not ready for broadcast." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Curse of Moral Purity

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 26, 2019 The empty moral crusades championed by the left and the right are stoking the fires of fanaticism. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Tulsi Gabbard Was the Clear Winner of the Democratic Debates

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 28, 2019 While far from perfect, the Hawaii congresswoman has shown she's the only candidate willing to center her campaign on ending U.S. wars. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

All the Urgent Issues the Democratic Debates Will Leave Out

Julie Hollar / FAIR Jun 19, 2019 There is little evidence to suggest that the NBC-hosted primary debates will be any less circumscribed and shallow than those in the past. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Liberals Sold Their Souls to the War Machine on Russia

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 10, 2019 Vladimir Putin is an unsavory character, but the idea that he poses a direct threat to the U.S. has never been anything less than absurd. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

9 Ways the Media Blew It in Its ‘Russiagate’ Coverage

Katie Halper / FAIR Apr 8, 2019 So many got so much wrong over the past two years. If the press hopes to meet its basic responsibilities, it must learn from these mistakes. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump Couldn’t Have Asked for a Bigger Gift Than Russiagate

By Katie Halper Mar 29, 2019 The narrative pushed by key figures from American mainstream outlets also undermined the resistance, argue Matt Taibbi and Aaron Maté. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Democrats’ Russiagate Fixation Has Obscured Trump’s True Crimes

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Mar 26, 2019 Author Gerald Horne and FAIR's Jeff Cohen dissect the findings of the Mueller report and their possible ramifications at home and abroad. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )