Ed Rampell / TruthdigNov 2, 2023
Discussing the independent presidential candidate's forceful advocacy for economic democracy, social justice and restraint in foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
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America’s history of bungling in the Middle East suggests it should just sit this latest development out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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AMANDA SEITZ and MICHAEL TARM / The Associated PressMar 26, 2019
Attorneys say the "Empire" actor's record has "been wiped clean" after accusations he lied to police about a racist, anti-gay attack. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMar 15, 2019
When it comes to matters of race, the entertainment industry fails its increasingly diverse audience time and again. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )
DAVID CRARY / The Associated PressFeb 21, 2019
With the "Empire" actor now accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself, political tensions seem more inflamed than ever. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
LINDSEY BAHR / The Associated PressFeb 17, 2019
The case of the attack on the “Empire” star has taken strange twists that some conservative pundits have gleefully seized on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
DON BABWIN / The Associated PressJan 30, 2019
Jussie Smollett tells police the men who assaulted him in Chicago yelled he was in "MAGA country," a reference to Trump's campaign slogan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatchSep 27, 2018
The 1 percent and the military-industrial complex completely dominate our politics. We can no longer pretend we're living in a democracy. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigJul 19, 2018
Her latest documentary looks at the pathology of greed and fame. “I thought the financial crash was going to teach us," she says. "And yet a lot of people went right back to living the same way as they had before.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigJun 13, 2018
Monstrous U.S. war crimes since the early 1950s have gone down George Orwell's "memory hole." Now, we have no concept of empathy—or reality. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Alfred W. McCoy / TomDispatchMay 24, 2018
As the American empire unravels with previously unimagined speed, there are many across this country’s political spectrum who will not mourn its passing. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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