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Sixty Years After JFK’s Assassination, Oliver Stone Reflects

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 21, 2023 The director of “JFK” on the Kennedy cover-up, why he was killed, and what the country—and the world—suffered as a result.

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The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 24, 2019 Hollywood's triumph in the global culture wars is worrisome at a time when conglomerates reign, French scholar Violaine Roussel argues. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Did ‘The Sopranos’ Anticipate the Rise of Trump?

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jan 16, 2019 "The Sopranos Sessions" co-author Matt Zoller Seitz examines the series' remarkable prescience and America's greater war on culture. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

‘Vice’ Can’t Be Funny So Long as It’s Based on an Ongoing Tragedy

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 24, 2018 Too soon? Even 18 years after Dick Cheney became vice president, there are aspects of the film's plot that are hard to laugh at. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Defense of Julian Assange and Free Speech

John Pilger / Truthdig Mar 31, 2018 A group of high-profile signatories calls on the Ecuadorean government to allow Julian Assange his right of freedom of speech. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Truthdig’s Top 10 Interviews of 2017 (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2017 Truthdig had some fascinating conversations about the year's news with journalists, filmmakers, activists, whistleblowers and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ron Kovic, Oliver Stone on War, Their Parents and the American Dream (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2017 The anti-war activist and the director—both Vietnam veterans—discuss the influence of their pasts on their politics today, in a conversation with Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Veterans Reflect on the Shattering Effects of U.S. Warmongering (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2017 Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone, who both served in Vietnam, share what they see as the most devastating aspects of the U.S. military-industrial complex during a conversation with Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ron Kovic Explains His Opposition to Trump’s Transgender Military Ban (Video)

Staff and Ron Kovic / Truthdig Nov 10, 2017 The veteran and activist calls transgender members of the military "supremely patriotic" in a conversation about war's realities with Oliver Stone and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Veterans Ron Kovic, Oliver Stone on the True Cost of War (Video & Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2017 For Veterans Day, Truthdig presents footage of the author and the film director discussing their experiences with war, peace and politics in a discussion moderated by Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer. Dig deeper ( 51 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Trump Is Giving Hawks Exactly What They Want

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2017 Truthdig's editor in chief says the president is playing into the hands of the military-industrial complex by "jacking up the defense budget." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )