Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2019 Where would America be without its muckraking journals and newspapers? A conversation with "American Prophet" author Pete Richardson. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: MLK Has Been Portrayed as an Innocuous, Benign Figure. He Wasn’t That at All. (Audio)

BLANK Apr 6, 2017 On KPFK's "This Is Happening," Truthdig's editor in chief discusses King's "Beyond Vietnam" speech, an address partly inspired by a Ramparts magazine piece published when Scheer was editor there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Citizen Stan’ Tells the Story of Stanley Sheinbaum, ‘a Man You Ought to Know About’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 21, 2016 The Los Angeleno was involved with prime ministers, presidents and kings and played a major role in some of the most significant political events of the latter half of the 20th century. A documentary by Patty Sharaf chronicles his life. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Warren Hinckle: Remembering the Godfather of Gonzo

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Aug 27, 2016 The legendary Ramparts editor who later ingeniously paired writer Hunter Thompson and artist Ralph Steadman died this week, leaving a slew of colorful memories behind him. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Robert Scheer: Plundering Our Freedom With Abandon (Part 4 of 10)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2015 In the fourth installment of The Real News Network’s show "Reality Asserts Itself," Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer discusses the civil rights era, what it was like to cover the Vietnam War and his work on the historic Ramparts magazine. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Dugald Stermer Wanted to Change the World

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Dec 5, 2011 Dugald Stermer, illustrator and visionary art director of Ramparts magazine, the legendary San Francisco muckraker, died last Friday after a long illness He was 74The visionary art director of Ramparts magazine died last Friday after a long illness. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Where Have All the Ramparts Gone?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2009 Peter Richardson's new book about the groundbreaking Ramparts magazine says the rag changed America. Truthdig arts and culture editor Kasia Anderson asks the author and former Ramparts Editor Robert Scheer, Truthdig's editor-in-chief, why the magazine's impact isn't better remembered and what will take its place.Why was the unruly life of Ramparts magazine so short and what, if anything, will take its place? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘A Bomb in Every Issue’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 A new book on Ramparts Magazine, "A Bomb in Every Issue," marks the significant contribution of the alternative San Francisco-based publication that gave a viable and legitimate voice to 1960s radicalism. Check out the NYT's review of it here. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Bomb in Every Issue

BLANK Aug 21, 2009 Peter Richardson's fascinating new book explores the short, unruly life of Ramparts Magazine and its extraordinary effect on American politics and media.The short, unruly life of Ramparts Magazine had an extraordinary effect on American politics and media. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )