Chris Hedges: Harvard Feeds the Plutocracy

BLANK Nov 30, 2011 The Truthdig columnist speaks at Occupy Harvard about the school's role in the economic collapse. Long before he was a steadfast critic of the 1 percent, Hedges attended Harvard Divinity School. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Christie Addresses Calls to Run for President and Fat Jokes

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2011 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced for the final time Tuesday that he would not be seeking the Republican nomination for president despite what he said were widespread calls for him to do so over the last several weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Occupies Wall Street

BLANK Sep 27, 2011 The Truthdig columnist sits in with protesters and says the power elite are "very, very frightened," adding, "They do not want movements like this to grow." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reno Air Show Ends in a Deadly Crash (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2011 At least three people were killed and more than 50 injured Friday when a veteran stunt pilot lost control of his aircraft and crashed into the edge of the crowd-filled grandstands. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Is the Rocket That Will Take Us to Mars (video)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2011 Who said NASA is dead? The space agency has unveiled its new rocket design -- the most powerful ever if we go ahead and build it -- capable one day of dropping a human or two on Mars. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gov. Perry Makes It Official (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2011 Texas Gov. Rick Perry officially announced his candidacy for president on Saturday, drawing attention away from the straw poll in Ames, Iowa, set to take place just hours later. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous Is Going to Try to Kill Facebook (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2011 Remember, remember the fifth of November 2011. That's the day hactivist collective Anonymous plans to "kill" the second-busiest website on the Internet "for the sake of your own privacy." In a video message, Anonymous warns that "you are not safe from them [Facebook] nor from any government" to which the social networking website feeds information. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Londoners Riot for a Third Day (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2011 There were scenes from a "war zone," as one pub manager described it to the BBC. It's the third day of rioting in London since police shot and killed 29-year-old Mark Duggan. Both Prime Minister David Cameron and the city's mayor have canceled their vacations to return to their burning metropolis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer Dishes on the Deficit Deal (Video)

BLANK Aug 1, 2011 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and FireDogLake contributor David Dayen appeared Monday morning on Uprising Radio to discuss the costs and consequences of the debt ceiling and deficit reduction deal struck Sunday by President Obama and Congress.Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and FireDogLake contributor David Dayen discuss the costs and consequences of the debt ceiling and deficit reduction deal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Debt Deal to Cut at Least $1 Trillion (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2011 Republican and Democratic leaders hammered out a deal Sunday to raise the debt ceiling but, as details emerge, it seems that the compromise will be so unpopular in Congress that members from both parties will have to come together to pass it. (more)Republican and Democratic leaders hammered out a deal Sunday to raise the debt ceiling. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Monday’s Obama-Boehner Debt Speeches, Minus the Grandstanding

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2011 We're all about in-depth coverage, but when it comes to political grandstanding, better to just skip to the good stuff. Here are two minutes or so each from the president and House speaker's Monday debt ceiling speeches (during which John Boehner said it's "not going to happen.") Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What If Jesse Jackson Had Been the First Black President?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2011 A group of rhetoric scholars once got together and decided that Jesse Jackson's 1984 Democratic National Convention speech is the 12th most significant address of the 20th century, behind the words of Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, among others. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )