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Our Mania for Hope Is a Curse

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 25, 2015 Our corporate masters know that our obsession with hope—the irrational belief we are headed toward some glorious future—causes us to ignore reality and remain disempowered. And this is why they peddle the myth of inevitable progress across the cultural and political spectrum. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Creating the World We Want

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Feb 24, 2014 If we do not like big finance capitalism, what will take the place of the current economy? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Back to the Dawn of the Modern World

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2012 Harvard professor and author Stephen Greenblatt won a Pulitzer Prize this week for his account of how an ancient Roman philosophical epic jump-started the modern world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Yet Another ‘Mona Lisa’ Mystery

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2010 Just when you thought the "Da Vinci Code" craze had mercifully passed, here comes another potential puzzle hidden in the "Mona Lisa": Members of Italy's National Committee for Cultural Heritage say they have found symbols embedded in the eyes of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic portrait. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Art Dealer Nabbed in $88 Million Swindle

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2009 It appears to be game over for Manhattan art dealer and gallery owner Lawrence Salander, who was arrested Thursday morning and accused of stealing $88 million from various art world players, institutions and investors, including tennis champ John McEnroe. Actor Robert De Niro, pictured above next to an image of his artist-father, is accusing Salander of stealing 12 of the senior De Niro's paintings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )