tim robbins

How a Death Row Inmate Made Injustice Pay Off

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jun 28, 2018 After being wrongfully convicted of murder and spending 41 years at Angola prison in Louisiana, Gary Tyler has become a community leader in the struggle for justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Lyrics From Lockdown’ Creator on Using Art as a Wake-Up Call

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Feb 13, 2017 Playwright Bryonn Bain, who turned his own harrowing experiences into a one-man dramatic production, joins director Gina Belafonte for a Truthdig interview. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘The United States of Amnesia’: Gore Vidal in Winter

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 14, 2014 We can’t say Gore Vidal didn’t warn us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tim Robbins: Troubs at the Polls

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2008 Of all the people to show up on Tuesday at his usual polling location only to find that his name wasn't on the register, it had to be actor/director/Hollywood Liberal™ Tim Robbins. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tim Robbins on Orwell, Obama and the Media

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 3, 2008 It's usually a reliable sign that a once-original idea has been utterly stripped of its impact by the time it becomes the premise for a reality television show. Not so for "Big Brother." Several seasons of that particular televised train wreck have come and gone, and besides, Apple Computer also cashed in on the whole surveillance paranoia theme ages ago. Big Brother is watching. We get it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )