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Truthdig is an online Web magazine that provides a mix of long-form articles, interviews, and blog-like commentary on current events, delivered from a progressive point-of-view. The site is built around major "digs" led by authorities in their fields, who write multi-faceted pieces about contemporary, often controversial, topics. Articles on Truthdig are open for comments, and the participants in the discussion tend to be somewhat left-leaning. Truthdig was co-founded by Los Angeles entrepreneur Zuade Kaufman, who serves as publisher, and journalist Robert Scheer, the website's editor, ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Online
Audience:
(English)
Political Viewpoint:
Left
Editorial
Edited By:
Rod Amis
Last Edit:
Jul 3, 2006 - 5:43 PM PDT
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Top Topics:
U.S. (114), Politics (105), World (77), Business (55), Presidential Election 2008 (33), Media (24), Bush Administration (20), Obama Administration (18), War in Iraq (17), U.S. Economy (16), Republicans (15), War (15), Money and Politics (14), Sci/Tech (13), Democrats (13)...
Top Authors:
Chris Hedges (33), Amy Goodman (32), Robert Scheer (18), Scott Ritter (9), Joe Conason (6), William Pfaff (6), Ej Dionne (5), Eugene Robinson (4), Marie Cocco (4), James Harris (3), Stanley Kutler (3), Bill Boyarsky (3), Molly Ivins (2), Md (2), David Sirota (2)...
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Opinion (107), Special Report (16), News Report (13), News Analysis (11), Review (6), Interview (6), Editorial (5), Comment (2), Entertainment (1), Comedy News (1), Advocacy (1)
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Rise Up or Die
What has taken place in these sacrifice zones — in postindustrial cities such as Camden, N.J., and Detroit, in coalfields of southern West Virginia where mining companies ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Krugman Exposes the Hypocrisy of Fiscal Conservatives
In his latest column for The New York Times, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman writes that the case for economic austerity has collapsed, though that hasn’t stopped ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
277 Million Boston Bombings
I list all those dreary statistics to drive home the point that the horror of two pressure cooker bombs in Boston that has so traumatized us should help us grasp the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Myth of Human Progress
those we love, including our children, are almost certainly doomed to insecurity, misery and suffering within a few decades, if not a few years, is much harder to acquire. To ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Stand Still for the Apocalypse
Humans must immediately implement a series of radical measures to halt carbon emissions or prepare for the collapse of entire ecosystems and the displacement, suffering and ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
What Is Happening to Muslims Will Happen to the Rest of Us
Fair trials are unlikely. A disturbing pattern of gross infringements on basic civil liberties, put in place in the name of national security, has poisoned our legal system. ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
The High Court's Supremely Unethical Activists
'... flagrant displays of bias outside the court, where certain justices regularly behave as dubiously as any sleazy officeholder.'Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Obama By Default
The Republicans are a sick joke, and their narrow ideological stupidity has left rational voters no choice in the coming presidential election but Barack Obama. With Ron Paul ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
Charter Schools Are Not the Silver Bullet
In recent years, major studies suggest that, on the whole, charter schools are producing worse educational achievement results than traditional public schoolsPosted by Dwight Rousu -
The Agent Provocateurs in Occupy's Midst
In the first five months, the Occupy movement has had major victories and has altered the debate about the economy. People in the power structure and who hold different ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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