Xenophobia and Hate Exacerbate the Plight of Refugees Around the World

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 22, 2016 According to Oxfam, the six wealthiest countries—the United States, China, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom—"host less than 9 percent of the world's refugees." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: The Coup D’etat Is Over, the Corporations Won

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2014 The Truthdig columnist dishes with the libertarians over at ReasonTV about capitalism, from Aristotle to AIG. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why They Won’t Listen

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2012 Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at the University of Virginia, believes intuition -- not reason -- guides people’s behavior, and with his new book, "The Righteous Mind," he wants to teach you how to better sell your politics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

When Evidence Isn’t Enough

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2012 In the face of ever-increasing contradictory evidence, millions of Americans believe God created humans as they exist today and that Earth is just thousands of years old. Why? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Independent Thinkers Are Repugnant to Religious Zealots and Rick Santorum

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Feb 23, 2012 There is nothing more feared by right-wing fundamentalists than people who can think critically and reflectively and are willing to invest in reason and freedom. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Matt Damon Defends Teachers From Vexing Libertarians

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2011 The actor, standing next to his educator mother, does away with a camera crew from Reason.tv and it retaliates with amusing editing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

California’s Silent Big Spenders

By Matt Welch May 29, 2009 Instead of making the positive case for big government, or at least beginning to explain, let alone defend, what Sacramento does with all that money, California's political class has instead opted for a four-pronged strategy: deny, scare, attack, then call for higher taxes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

McCain the Neocon

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 John McCain has made much of his reputation as a "maverick," but, as Reason magazine's Matt Welch lays out in this clip, McCain the Neocon has emerged as the Republican presidential nominee's dominant political persona and the one he'll take into the White House if he wins. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wikipedia’s Libertarian Roots

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2007 In a profile in the libertarian magazine Reason, the founder of Wikipedia explains how and why he launched the controversial site in order "to make the Internet not suck." Turns out the plan is much bigger than just building a better encyclopedia and is based on the ideas of libertarian economist F.A. Hayek. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America Likes an Idiot, but It Needs Al Gore

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 2, 2007 Al Gore has been in town launching his new book, "The Assault on Reason," and you could have predicted the buzz: Is he about to jump into the race? What you probably wouldn't have predicted, because it's insane, is the counterbuzz -- that Gore, poor fellow, is just too ostentatiously smart to be elected president. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Al Gore and the Assault on Reason

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2007 The former vice president looks to be in fighting trim (does this make a candidacy more likely?) as he lectures on the Iraq disaster, the cultural failings that made it possible and how to move forward: "We will fix these problems when we the people decide that nobody else is going to do it for us, but that we have to become personally involved in saving American democracy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al Gore on ‘The Daily Show’

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2007 Jon Stewart managed to get through an entire interview with Al Gore without asking if he's going to run for president. The result is a thoughtful conversation on the state of media and the assault on reason. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )