Why Is a Los Angeles City Attorney Trying to Criminalize Dissent?

Joel Bellman / CalMatters Oct 22, 2019 In 2018, four protesters interrupted a speech by Steve Mnuchin at UCLA. Now a putatively liberal Democrat wants to send them to prison. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Huffman Gets 14 Days Behind Bars in College Admissions Scam

COLLIN BINKLEY / The Associated Press Sep 13, 2019 The "Desperate Housewives" star becomes the first of 34 parents to be sentenced in the case. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2019 Where would America be without its muckraking journals and newspapers? A conversation with "American Prophet" author Pete Richardson. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 14, 2019 A deep-seated denial about the colonial ideology undergirding gun rights in the U.S. has hampered the left's approach to arms control. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Hollywood’s Love Affair With Racism

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 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 )

It’s the Green New Deal or Else

Paul Street / Truthdig Mar 13, 2019 Critics maintain that the legislation is too radical to be enacted into law. The climate science suggests it may not be radical enough. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Top-Tier College Pay-to-Play Bust Nets Coaches, Actresses

ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLIN BINKLEY / The Associated Press Mar 12, 2019 Prosecutors say rich parents paid to have their children recruited as athletes, to alter test scores and to have others take online classes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Steve Mnuchin Has a Gift for Ruining Americans’ Lives

Rebecca Burns and David Dayen / Independent Media Institute Dec 20, 2018 During his tenure at OneWest, he became known as the "Foreclosure King." His tenure in Trump's Treasury Department has proved no less destructive. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Can the Los Angeles Times’ Revival Endure?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Nov 21, 2018 Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong has a bold new vision for the newspaper, but the competition is fierce and the media landscape unforgiving. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Violent White Supremacist Loses Job With Defense Contractor

A.C. Thompson and Ali Winston / ProPublica Jul 9, 2018 The CEO of Northrop Grumman told employees he was saddened by a report by ProPublica and Frontline concerning Michael Miselis, an aerospace engineer who took part in violence at a Charlottesville, Va., rally last year. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

ACLU Tells Student Protesters: Know Your Rights

Emily Wells / Truthdig Mar 13, 2018 One month after Parkland, a nationwide walkout to protest gun violence is planned for Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Black Donald Trump vs. the Racist in Chief

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 5, 2017 Of all the African-American sports figures who drive the president nuts, none could annoy him more than Lavar Ball, an Amateur Athletic Union coach and CEO of the Big Baller Brand. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )