18 Ways Julian Assange Changed the World

Lee Camp / Truthdig May 22, 2019 We’re tirelessly exploited by rich villains and know all about it thanks to the exhaustive efforts of an eccentric Australian. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Rape Lawsuit Targets Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Paul Haggis

MICHAEL BALSAMO and LINDSEY BAHR / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2018 In addition, three other women come forward with accusations. An attorney for the screenwriter, 64, says, “He didn’t rape anybody.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Zero Days’ Film Review: When Warfare Goes Viral, Guess Who Loses?

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 9, 2016 Compared to the era-defining new infoweapon Stuxnet, Big Brother is the stuff of child’s play. Compared to the era-defining new infoweapon Stuxnet, Big Brother is the stuff of child’s play. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Can’t We Pause the Culture War and Just Watch the Game?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2016 “Everything is a culture war now,” grouses sports humor writer DJ Gallo. “And it’s impossible to avoid, even in the movies and sports many of us go to in hopes of finding a brief respite from all the yelling we find online and off.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scientology

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The Church of Scientology’s Vitriolic Reaction to ‘Going Clear’

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Mar 31, 2015 The organization has hit back furiously at filmmaker Alex Gibney’s exposé “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” which aired Sunday night on HBO. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Insider’s Economic Dictionary: S Is for Saint-Simon

By Michael Hudson Aug 9, 2014 Sex: The topic that has proved strong enough to displace religious and academic discussion about property and wealth as the driving force in human affairs and evolution. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Prosecuting Prosecutorial Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2013 Massachusetts' US Attorney Carmen Ortiz and Assistant U Attorney Stephen Heymann must be held accountable for their actions during their prosecution of the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz; in China, a father hired online "assassins" to kill his son's avatar in an attempt to save his real life; meanwhile, the U is giving the Afghan government a fleet of drones These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cult of Personality

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Sep 18, 2012 The critics simply have too much invested in the still young director to acknowledge that "The Master" has to rank somewhere between a disappointment and a disaster. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Anonymous

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2012 Our picks for this week's Truthdiggers are a little unusual in that we don't really know who they are -- at least not specifically. But we do know them by their collective, if faceless, alias: Anonymous. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Report Claims Church of Scientology Went After ‘South Park’ Creators

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2011 The Church of Scientology has a storied history of swift and sometimes creative responses to media criticism from traditional ranks -- such as print or TV outlets -- and now here's another about the group's entanglement with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the colorful creators of "South Park," courtesy of The Village Voice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Extremely Unctuous

Mike Farrell / Truthdig Jul 12, 2011 To listen to the bloviators, “religious extremist” means Muslim, and too many Americans buy in without understanding that this “God is (only) on our side” nonsense infects elements in pretty much every belief system. A mandate from God that the adherents of this particular One True Faith should take over our nation’s institutions? Yup. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )