Rosy Predictions of New York Insurance Exchange Might be Premature

Thomas Hedges / Truthdig Jul 24, 2013 The New York Times reported last week that New York State’s health plans are set to fall 50 percent in cost. Missing from the conversation was the fact that insurance companies, who are driven not by the public’s interest but by profits, still control the market. Dig deeper

Chris Hedges: Flee Society’s Dazzling and Deadly Fantasies

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 21, 2013 The American people's collective inability to overcome commercial illusion and confront the grim realities of the economic and environmental crises means they will remain slaves to fiction and its apocalyptic outcomes, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges told Paul Jay on The Real News Network's new show, "Reality Asserts Itself." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Wins Webby for Best Political Site

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2013 Truthdig prevailed over stiff competition in an election year to take home a Webby Award on Tuesday as best political website. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Behind the Terracotta Curtain

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2013 Truthdig Publisher Zuade Kaufman speaks extensively about the origins of Truthdig in the new issue of Live Encounters magazine. It's a personal recollection of how she started working with Robert Scheer, why the site is meant to be different and how advertising affects the online news business. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scheer Trumps Krugman in Stockman Debate

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 12, 2013 Journalist Mike Whitney praised the Truthdig editor in chief for being "the only voice on the left" to defend former Reagan budget director David Stockman against an "army of toffeenose pundits" who failed to honor the essential truth of Stockman's controversial New York Times op-ed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truth Telling Is Offensive

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 7, 2013 Paul Craig Roberts was an assistant secretary of the Treasury under Ronald Reagan. Like many Americans, he has been wounded by the government he helped create, and he's tired of being called offensive and depressing for talking about it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Tomas Young

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 24, 2013 When he dies this spring, Iraq War veteran Tomas Young will have spent his final years struggling to expose the guilt of those who make a holiday of the deaths and suffering of the powerless. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Holiday Animation

Let There Be Lights

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Hail and Farewell, Gore Vidal

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 1, 2012 I don't feel sad for Gore Vidal today. He lived to 86 and he had the kind of life people ask Santa Claus for. If anything, I feel sad for my country, which lost one of its truest patriots. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Shooting Rampage in Colorado

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2012 A gunman opened fire in a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colo., killing a dozen people, wounding scores of others, and inviting a national debate about gun laws and mental health policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tipping Point Democracy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 27, 2012 A collection of distinguished voices on the left -- journalists, activists and organizers, including Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges -- sued the Obama administration over the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. In interviews that occurred during or after the March court hearing, they spoke to the deep, grim causes of the deterioration of Western societies.Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Obama administration over the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act speak to the deep, grim causes of the deterioration of Western societies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig in the Running for 6 L.A. Press Club Awards

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2012 Truthdig is a finalist for six Los Angeles Press Club awards, with special recognition for the site as a whole, the Ear to the Ground blog, Robert Scheer, Chris Hedges, Richard Schickel and Mr Fish. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )