‘Inconvenient’ Simpsons

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2007 As usual, "The Simpsons" cuts to the quick of the global warming "debate." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weekly Video Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2006 This week, our favorite assemblage of videos includes: HBO's revelatory documentary "Hacking Democracy"; a shocking video of a UCLA student being repeatedly Tasered by campus police; and Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer sounding off on Joe Lieberman, Bernie Sanders and O.J. Simpson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Simpsons’ Satirizes Army Recruiters

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2006 "The Simpsons" takes a shot at the unsavory tactics of Army recruiters, always on the lookout for new blood to fight in "America's next unresolvable conflict." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Simpsons’ Satirizes the Iraq War

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2006 In this clip from the most recent "Simpsons" Halloween special, two outer-space aliens spar over the wisdom of destroying Earth over the dubious claim that its inhabitants were developing weapons of "mass disintegration." Good stuff. Watch it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Simpsons’ as Philosophy

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 The BBC takes a look at the philosophy of the show: "It's not that the Simpsons is atheist propaganda; its main target is not belief in God or the supernatural, but the arrogance of particular organised religions that they, amazingly, know the will of the creator." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Simpsons’ Trump First Amendment

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 OK, OK, we know that it's a waste of breath of get exercised over the ignorance educational quirks of the American populace, but get this: Only one in four people can name more than one First Amendment freedom, while half of people in a poll can name at least two "Simpsons" family members. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )