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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Is a Product of Our Failed Health Care System

By Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon Jan 27, 2020 Would you rather be a patient or a consumer? Buying your way to even crackpot health gives the illusion of autonomy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Fighting Fascism in an Era of Lies

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Mar 27, 2019 The boundaries between truth and fiction are disappearing, giving way to a culture of lies, immediacy, consumerism and demonization. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

See Something Say Something

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 27, 2018 Dig deeper

Trump’s Toy-Soldier Fantasy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 7, 2018 His planned parade is spectacle, not strategy, but it defines America’s growing militarism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

President Oprah

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jan 9, 2018 Dig deeper

Why ‘When We Rise’ Is Historic

Larry Gross / Truthdig Jun 5, 2017 The ABC miniseries, which aired earlier this year, tells the story of the “gay revolution” with an accuracy and complexity that has rarely been attempted—or achieved. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Feuding Kleptocrats

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 27, 2017 While the power elites—inside and outside of government—squabble over corporate health insurance, they are demolishing the remnants of democratic institutions and programs. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘On Contact’: Matt Taibbi on How an ‘Insane Clown President’ Played America’s Political System

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2017 Chris Hedges and Matt Taibbi have a pretty good idea -- and in this clip, a compelling dialogue -- about how Donald Trump made US politics work for him Chris Hedges and Matt Taibbi have a pretty good idea -- and in this clip, a compelling dialogue -- about how Donald Trump made U. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meet Neil Gorsuch, the New Antonin Scalia

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 1, 2017 President Trump has very likely found just the man to pick up where the late Supreme Court justice left off. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Fake News’ in America: Homegrown, and Far From New

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 19, 2016 For decades, the media have been dominated by manufactured reports. This skillful manipulation of information erased the lines between fact and opinion and gave rise to the demagogue who will sit in the Oval Office. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Where Celebrity- and Reality TV-Driven News Have Taken Us — and How to Change Course

By Nicco Mele / Neiman Reports Nov 16, 2016 To get beyond celebrity- and pundit-driven news, newsrooms need to become civic reactors—hubs of community information and activity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )