The Times’ ‘Caliphate’ Scandal Illustrates the Paper’s Steep Decline
A gutsy look at the flawed reporting behind the New York Times podcast sheds light on the marketing hysteria of establishment journalism.
Shocking Link Found Between Air Pollution and Alzheimer’s
A new study based on nanoparticles found in the brainstems of young people could have wide-reaching consequences for global environmental policy.
Democrats Urged to Get Behind a Possible Snowden Pardon
A recent comment by President Trump about a possible pardon for Edward Snowden prompted fresh praise for the NSA whistleblower.
Trump and Netanyahu’s ‘Peace Deal’ Has Little to Do with Peace
The U.S.-sponsored agreement between UAE and Israel is more about shoring up Trump's electoral campaign and improving Netanyahu's image than peace.
Think Protest Music Is History? Run The Jewels Have Something to Tell You
"Dick Gregory told me a couple of secrets before he laid down in his grave / All of us serve the same masters, all of us nothin' but slaves /…
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Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis: ‘Whose Streets?’
The co-directors' film, which documents the uprising in Ferguson, say they made the film for black people who have lived through similar experiences.
The End of Privacy?
FROM CNN: It took the attacks of September 11, 2001 to shove aside the previous decade’s phobia of mass surveillance, and usher in an era where many of us imagined…
What Impact Has Coronavirus Had on Policing?
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New Fauci Interview: No Scientific Evidence the Virus Linked to China Lab
In an exclusive deep-dive interview with National Geographic published Monday, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases “shot down the discussion that has been raging…
How a Trump Media Dump Mainstreamed Chinese Lab Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory
A conspiracy theory about Covid-19 escaping from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is the Trump administration’s Iraqi WMD. And the Washington Post’s Josh Rogin is playing the role of Judith…
Statement From Striking Truthdig Workers on Firing of Staff
On Wednesday night, amid reports that much of the country was going into quarantine indefinitely, Truthdig’s staff received an email with the subject line “Re: Truthdig.” The email was to…
Salon Covers Truthdig Labor Struggle
Salon has spoken to former staffers who are disturbed by how the left-wing publication, which reported on labor and social justice issues, spontaneously laid off staff amid a strike which…
Matt Tyrnauer on the American Villain Who Gave Us Donald Trump
A chilling documentary about the president's mentor, Roy Cohn, explains how the notorious fixer created a president from beyond the grave.
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Susie Linfield: Did the Left Betray Israel and Zionism?
The scholar traces what she views as an abandonment of the Zionist project by intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt.
Lyle Jeremy Rubin: Who Loves War? You Guessed Wrong
The Ph.D. candidate and war veteran explores his disillusionment with liberals, whose anti-war politics are anything but.