Media

The Rolling Stone UVA Hoax Turns 10: A Time Capsule of the 2010s

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Jul 19, 2024 Behold the collision of real problems, low standards, social media conformity, activist journalism and so much yelling. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Warren Refuses to Elaborate After Accusing Sanders of Sexism

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Jan 14, 2020 She claims that in a 2018 conversation, Sanders disagreed with her that a woman could beat Donald Trump in the 2020 general election. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Washington Post Has an Uber Problem

Pete Tucker / FAIR Sep 19, 2019 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is one of the ride-sharing app's leading investors—a fact his newspaper curiously no longer sees fit to disclose. Dig deeper ( 5 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 )

Sex Workers Go Mainstream

Larry Beinhart / Truthdig May 22, 2018 A porn actress is in a dispute with the president of the United States, and the "sex worker" has more credibility than Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sticky Fingers

Tim Riley / Truthdig Dec 23, 2017 A nearsighted new biography of Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner would have us believe that any narcissistic cokehead could have shepherded innovative work by Hunter S. Thompson, Annie Leibovitz and others just by being in the right place at the right time. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Matt Taibbi Sees Possible Validation of Trump’s Accusations About Media as Outcome of Russia Hearing

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 21, 2017 The Rolling Stone journalist disagrees with colleague David Corn of Mother Jones in an interview on KCRW about Monday's congressional hearing on Russian interference in the U.S. election. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

Forty Years Ago, the CIA Had Its Eye on Jamaica—and Bob Marley Got Shot

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 The groundbreaking musician sang about revolution against an unfair global system and nearly paid with his life in 1976. In the U.S., the rise of Bernie Sanders gives reason to believe Americans are becoming aware of the changes that Marley envisioned. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

New York Times Shows Shameless Bias Toward Hillary Clinton

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 16, 2016 Bernie Sanders got a little love from The New York Times, but the praise was fleeting A positive Times article on Monday was toned down Tuesday and may have affected primary race voting in five states A positive Times article on Monday was toned down Tuesday, and may have affected primary race voting in five states. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Drone President’: Rhetoric Versus the Atrocious Facts

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 16, 2016 Obama faces criticism over civilian deaths caused by the drone program, which is being denounced as having little oversight, a mounting death toll and results that can be seen as war crimes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

El Chapo

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Jan 19, 2016 Dig deeper