Film

An Enhanced Interrogation of an American Shame

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Apr 26, 2024 In “I Am Gitmo,” French director Philippe Diaz recreates the torture rooms inside the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Dehumanizing the Terrorists

Adam Zyglis Dec 18, 2023 Dig deeper

Ear to the Ground

“We Were Used. We Were Betrayed.” 

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2023 Shortly after writing his “Last Letter” for Truthdig, Tomas Young decided to leave hospice and accept further medical treatment. He died on November 10, 2014, at the age of 34. Following his death, Phil Donahue published a remembrance of Young in the Nation, and Amy Goodman and Chris Hedges wrote a number of pieces for Truthdig. Nearly ten years after Young’s death, his suffering, struggle, courage, and fiery eloquence stand among our most powerful testaments to the incalculable human cost of a criminal and unnecessary war.  Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )