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‘Uncropped’: James Hamilton’s Life in Photos

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Apr 24, 2024 A new documentary chronicles an iconic New York photography career and the death of the media economy that nourished it. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Murdoch’s Flaming Empire

Pat Bagley / The Salt Lake Tribune, UT Feb 3, 2020 Dig deeper

Why Have No Republicans Turned on Trump?

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Dec 3, 2019 If the last three years have taught us anything, it's that the GOP will tolerate all manner of corruption so long as the cash is flowing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Is Much Bigger Than Jeffrey Epstein

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Aug 15, 2019 Whitney Webb traces the history of blackmail operations in the U.S., from Meyer Lansky and Roy Cohn to Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Facts Don’t Care About Ben Shapiro’s Feelings

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig May 13, 2019 The conservative pundit is being roasted for a disastrous interview with the BBC, but he exposed himself as an intellectual fraud long ago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Billionaires May Pose the Single Greatest Threat to American Democracy

Leo Gerard / Independent Media Institute Mar 22, 2019 Wealthy scions like Rupert Murdoch and the Mercers are ginning up hate to divide us. The only answer is solidarity among working people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rupert Murdoch Is a Relentless Purveyor of Islamophobia

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 17, 2019 The world-straddling press lord's media is under pressure in the wake of the massacre of 50 worshipers by a white supremacist terrorist at a New Zealand mosque. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fox News Exposed as Trump’s Personal Mouthpiece

Ilana Novick Mar 4, 2019 The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer dives deep into the intertwined relationship between the network and the White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America’s Sick Slaveowner Mentality Is Alive and Well

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Sep 11, 2018 The unconscionable treatment of Colin Kaepernick, by NFL and government officials, reveals just how far we as a society still have to go. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Where Is the Outrage About Julian Assange’s Silencing?

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 3, 2018 The campaign to gag the WikiLeaks' founder is a bipartisan and bilateral attack on free speech that could lead to a wider assault on all of our freedoms. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Prognosis: America 2018

Fangman Michael / Truthdig Feb 13, 2018 Knowledge, organized and available to all motivated voters, can win out. Then we can get our country back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

This Is What Pseudo-Democracy Looks Like

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Dec 28, 2017 To combat oligarchy, we must strengthen progressive populist movements inside and outside of electoral arenas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )