Syria Controversy: Who Supports Assad in the Civil War?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 23, 2018 Truthdig writers Sonali Kolhatkar and Max Blumenthal disagree with each other regarding key elements in the recent reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma. This is Kolhatkar's take on the issue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Syria Controversy: Don’t Believe the Official Narrative

Max Blumenthal / Truthdig Apr 23, 2018 Truthdig writers Sonali Kolhatkar and Max Blumenthal disagree with each other regarding key elements in the recent reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma. This is Blumenthal's take on the issue. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why Are Some on the Left Falling for Fake News on Syria?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 19, 2018 Just because Donald Trump is using the recent chemical attack as an excuse to bomb Syria does not mean the attack didn't happen. We need to acknowledge the reality of Syrian suffering at the hands of Assad, Putin and the U.S. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pro-War Press, Not Cambridge Analytica, Is the Real Scandal

Daniel Lazare / Truthdig Apr 13, 2018 The story is heavy on Russophobic propaganda and light on proof that the data analysis company influenced the 2016 election in any substantial way. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Shell Knew Science of Global Warming in 1980s, Kept Silent, Report Says

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 9, 2018 The multinational company, like some other oil corporations, has spent millions to mislead the public while profiting off the destruction of our planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Remains Drunk on Power

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 22, 2018 Our addiction to empire is killing us. When will we recognize that this planet is big enough for every global citizen to have a patch of serenity? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Watch the Bernie Sanders Town Hall on Inequality in America (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 19, 2018 "We need to ask the hard questions that the corporate media fails to ask: Who owns America, and who has the political power?" says the senator from Vermont. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower: How We Influenced U.S. Voters (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 18, 2018 "This was the weapon that Steve Bannon wanted to build to fight his culture war," says Christopher Wylie, who helped target 50 million Americans during the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report Details Filthy Conditions in U.S. Meat Plants

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 24, 2018 The Guardian uncovers records of incidents like chicken being rinsed off after falling on the floor, bloody standing water from drains blocked with meat parts—and much worse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Former Facebook Exec Claims the Tech Giant Can Influence Minds, Moods—and Elections

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig May 6, 2017 Targeted advertising is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the role Facebook soon will be able to play in the lives of users, and maybe even nonusers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Witnesses of Arkansas Executions Share Alarming Details: ‘The Process Is Shrouded in Secrecy’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2017 Reporters who witnessed the double executions in Arkansas on Monday say that key details indicate the inmates may have undergone painful deaths. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Documents Reveal NYPD Infiltrated Black Lives Matter

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 8, 2017 The surveillance was uncovered after a protester filed a Freedom of Information request about demonstrations in 2014 and 2015. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )