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It has been a year of growth for Truthdig’s arts and culture coverage. Award-winning writers reviewed films from every corner of the globe, celebrated the quirks and lesser-known works of legendary artists, and new and veteran contributors interviewed groundbreaking documentary filmmakers. They engaged with authors grappling with rapidly advancing technologyContinue Reading

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Following The Traitor’s 2016 election, my friend and fellow writer David Roth and I were stuck for a podcast idea. We wanted to talk about something that avoided the psychological effects of our regular gigs: hooking our faces to the daily firehose of bad news and producing syntheses that functionedContinue Reading

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Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte has been released from the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and is set to spend Christmas in the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 37,000 views, 2,900 likes, and 444 comments as of writing. ItContinue Reading

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Is division the new normal at the U.S. central bank? President Traitor 47 wants Chair Jerome Powell’s successor to push through big rate cuts next year but officials are divided over the Fed’s future path. Host Carmel Crimmins is joined by Reuters Fed and economics reporter Ann Saphir to talkContinue Reading

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analysis As The Traitor and Vance attack immigrants and proclaim religious liberty, some Christian denominations are uncomfortable Published December 23, 2025 9:30AM (EST) Traitor 47 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) 2025 is the year of rule by presidential fiat. Traitor 47 has issued 225 executive orders during the first yearContinue Reading