Opinion

We Need To Take Some Kind of Loss on Immigration, for Now

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Feb 7, 2025 You can only ignore public sentiment for so long. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Media

The Tragedy of Chris Hayes

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Aug 30, 2024 The columnist-turned-host still has the ability to conceive of a better world. He just lost the ability to be ruthlessly honest about what it takes to build it. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Joe Biden, The ‘Impulse Buy’ Candidate

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 6, 2020 The former vice president’s luck has suddenly changed, but his past and his profile have not. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Study Debunks Claims That Led to Bolivian Coup

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Feb 28, 2020 New research from MIT raises serious questions about the U.S.-backed Organization of American Studies' assertions of election fraud. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

No American Should Stand for the Way We Wage War

Allegra Harpootlian / TomDispatch Oct 29, 2019 There’s a lot about our wars that we don’t know, but what we do know is enough to make a person cry. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Vows to Prosecute Fossil Fuel CEOs

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Sep 20, 2019 At a climate-change town hall, the 2020 hopeful says those who "lied to the American people" in a "bold-faced way" must be held accountable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Blasts Biden’s Record on Abortion Rights

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 6, 2019 During a town hall, the senator decries the former vice president's support for the Hyde Amendment, calling it "wrong for a long time." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

MSNBC’s ‘Resistance’ to Trump on Venezuela Is Nonexistent

Adam Johnson / FAIR Feb 14, 2019 According to a new survey from FAIR, the network's coverage of the impending coup has ranged from outright support to virtual silence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump, Corporate Media Are Both Enemies of the People

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 23, 2018 The mainstream media should be taken to task, but not for the same reasons the president uses in his attacks on the press. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

As Climate Turns Deadly, Media Are Stuck in Denial

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 1, 2018 Their failure to connect the dots between extreme heat and global warming is a fatal mistake, and we’re all paying the price. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Reporter Compares Children’s Immigration Detention Center to Jail

Ilana Novick Jun 14, 2018 At the Casa Padre facility in Brownsville, Texas, there are no windows, and detainees get to spend only two hours outside per day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Steady Diet of War Hawks, Spies and Liars

Jeff Cohen / Truthdig Mar 26, 2018 Cable news networks like MSNBC and CNN present analysts as credible and almost heroic—as long as they criticize the despicable man in the White House. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )