Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2019 Where would America be without its muckraking journals and newspapers? A conversation with "American Prophet" author Pete Richardson. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Will Corporate Democrats Team Up to Block Warren and Sanders?

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jul 8, 2019 Their relationship may be strained right now, but don't be surprised if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ultimately decide to share a ticket. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Progressives Nationwide Seek to Take Bernie Sanders’ ‘Political Revolution’ Into Congress

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 5, 2016 Zephyr Teachout of New York, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Lucy Flores of Nevada want to take on Wall Street, big oil and the military-industrial complex—and they're all mounting bids for Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The New Republic: The Bad and the Good

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 15, 2014 As the aftermath of the staff departures at The New Republic continues, the veteran journalist who exposed the Iran Contra affair in the 1980s recalls the magazine's deadly tradition of cheerleading for empire, while Salon columnist Tom Frank admits it published some "pretty damn good" writing shortly before it came apart at the hands of its new owner. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dana Milbank Says a Lucky Rich Kid From Facebook Destroyed a Liberal Institution

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 9, 2014 The New Republic is 100 years old, but it may be dead. TNR alum Dana Milbank says Chris Hughes, who bought the magazine at age 28, killed it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Update: ‘Ukraine Is Not Ordering Its Jews to Register’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 18, 2014 "Today, the Western press caught up with the Ukrainian rumor mill," The New Republic reports. "Apparently, the People's Republic of Donetsk had ordered all Jews over the age of 16 to pay a fee of $50 U.S. and register with the new 'authorities,' or face loss of citizenship or expulsion." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Money’s Triumph Over Art

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 7, 2013 Like the natural environment, the long decay of the established art world is picking up pace as the super rich shamelessly spend $60 million, $100 million, $140 million on works declared desirable by critics operating more as pimps for the wealthy than loving and enthusiastic guides, critic Jed Perl writes at The New Republic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Laissez-Faire Aesthetics

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2013 In the art world today, hardly anybody is willing to criticize anything, and the old modern rebellion against standards and distinctions has been replaced by a newfangled conviction that anything can go with anything else, writes Jed Perl in his new book, "Magicians & Charlatans." Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Newt and the Closet Kenyan

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 14, 2010 Is Newt Gingrich just pretending to have lost his mind, or has he actually gone around the bend? His lunacy certainly seems genuine enough. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editor Apologizes for ‘Embarrassing’ Anti-Muslim Remark

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2010 Islamophobia alert: Martin Peretz, editor of The New Republic magazine, expressed something very unfortunate about Muslims recently (actually, he wrote more than one shameful something), and now he's contrite about it, sort of. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )