Chris Hedges on Truthdig shutdown [audio + text]
Reposted with permission from The Canary Inteview by Slava Zilba of TheCanary.co On 25 March, staff at progressive media outlet Truthdig got an email from on high. It essentially fired…
Letter from Truthdig’s Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer to the Publisher Zuade Kaufman
I want to register my strongest possible disagreement with your unilateral decisions to bar me from the Truthdig site, close the site, and discharge Truthdig’s employees. Each of your actions…
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…
Striking Truthdig Staffers Respond to the Publisher
On March 16, those participating in Truthdig’s work stoppage wrote directly to publisher Zuade Kaufman and Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer. We invited them to participate in a conference call on March…
Jule Hall and Lynn Novick: The Greatest Threat to the Prison Industrial Complex
"College Behind Bars" director Lynn Novick and former inmate Jule Hall examine how prison education can be used to combat recidivism.
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Maj. Danny Sjursen: The Afghanistan War Turned Americans Into ‘Good Germans’
Combat veteran Maj. Danny Sjursen reflects on the moral impact America’s longest war has had on its own people.
Norman Solomon: Bernie Sanders Is Trying to Save the Democratic Party From Itself
Activist Norman Solomon discusses how the class war that gave rise to Bernie Sanders' campaign is the fault of a long line of corporate Democrats like Joe Biden.
Max Blumenthal: The Clinton Machine Will Do Anything to Stop Bernie Sanders
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal reflects on his experience growing up with America's most powerful family, the Sanders insurgency and more.
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Scott Z. Burns: America’s Darkest Secrets Are Laid Bare in ‘The Report’
“The Report,” a new film by director Scott Z. Burns, whose work includes "the Bourne Ultimatum" and, more recently, “The Laundromat,” brings to life this dark chapter of recent American…
Peter Jan Honigsberg: The Stain on America’s Soul That Will Not Wash Away
Although the extent of our lawless detention program in Guantanamo Bay is something most of us know little about, it defines us all.
[rewind] Daniel Esty: The Center Cannot Hold Off Climate Catastrophe
As experts worldwide try to tackle climate change with radical proposals, the Yale professor makes the case for a more moderate approach.
Nicholas Buccola: There Is No Donald J. Trump Without William F. Buckley
The author's new book looks into the debate between James Baldwin and the conservative thinker and reveals pressing truths about racism in modern America.
Richard Ladkani: The Drug Trade Isn’t Just Killing People, but the Planet Itself
A gripping documentary details the surprising role drug cartels and illegal traffickers are playing in the extinction of a rare whale.
Kenneth Paul Rosenberg: We’re Having the Wrong Mental Health Conversation
Two crises facing Americans—mental health and homelessness—are inextricably linked. The failure to see this has only made things worse.