Chris Hedges / TruthdigJul 20, 2015
The Rev. Coleman Brown, who had the most profound impact of all my teachers on my education, died in December. He taught me how to think. And in being taught how to think, I was taught how to be free. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigAug 25, 2014
The beheading of a U.S. reporter, Hamas' executions of suspected collaborators and fundamentalists' slaughters in Iraq are the end of a long horror story, not the beginning. [This column appeared Aug. 24, 2014. Chris Hedges will file a new, original column Monday evening.] Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigAug 22, 2014
Truthdig talks with the writer/historian about his new book, "Making Make-Believe Real," which considers Shakespeare and the political power of poetry. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 12, 2014
Amid the psychoses of modern times, we are suicidally exploiting the earth and our neighbors If we are to survive, we must reclaim the reverence for life made possible by the human imagination Amid the psychoses of modern times, we are suicidally exploiting the earth and our neighbors. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 5, 2013
It’s hardly the kind of vaunted resting place various other British royals have enjoyed, but the earth beneath a municipal parking lot in Leicester, England, is where the remains of King Richard III were recently discovered. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJan 21, 2013
Only in the depths of human imagination can we find the resources to fight against the ceaseless assaults on civil liberties and the planet itself Only there can we unearth the strength and passion to resist. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJul 9, 2012
If universities think a Milton Friedman or a Friedrich Hayek is more important than a Virginia Woolf or an Anton Chekhov, then we become barbarians. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigFeb 10, 2012
In throwing out California’s notorious Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, appellate Judge Stephen Reinhardt showed the heart of a romantic and humor in a ringing defense of the often-scorned institution of marriage.Appellate Judge Stephen Reinhardt showed the heart of a romantic and humor in a ringing defense of the often-scorned institution of marriage. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 9, 2011
While the Obama administration has spoken up for gay rights, it has yet to support gay marriage; Kevin Spacey has been heckling noisy audience members in his role as Richard III; meanwhile, LA and Occupy L have come to a similar consensus about corporate personhood: It needs to go! These discoveries and more after the jump . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 26, 2011
He didn't say he was a jelly doughnut, but President Obama wasn't quite up to snuff during his visit to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday night First, there was the matter of his talking over "God Save the Queen" during his toast to Queen Elizabeth II (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Jim MamerMar 24, 2011
I’m a retired teacher and I’m pissed No matter what form of media I look at, I’m confronted with constant references to the various budget crises The crises are real, but the search for culprits has degenerated into a hypocritical attempt to score political points. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 9, 2010
Tracing talent to its origins probably isn't ever going to be a precise science, but there's a particular and pervasive brand of genetic determinism that butts its way into discussions, in scientific circles and in the media, about everything from health to intelligence to the roots of genius. According to author David Shenk, this line of argument leads us to make the wrong conclusions about human potential. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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