plato

Our Last Shot at Democracy

Jul 19, 2019
In her paradigm-shifting book, Astra Taylor advocates for a new kind of citizenship that reimagines democratic thinking from the ground up.

The Wages of Sin

Apr 11, 2016
Huge segments of working-class whites—victims paying for the sins of American empire—are desperately seeking to halt change and re-create a mythical past. This is always the last, desperate gasp of a dying culture.
Join our newsletter Stay up to date with the latest from Truthdig. Join the Truthdig Newsletter for our latest publications.

‘The Simpsons’ as Philosophy

May 19, 2006
The BBC takes a look at the philosophy of the show: "It's not that the Simpsons is atheist propaganda; its main target is not belief in God or the supernatural, but the arrogance of particular organised religions that they, amazingly, know the will of the creator."