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Inequality: America’s Silent Killer

Stephen Bezruchka / Routledge Nov 28, 2022 We will only achieve a truly healthy society by redistributing a little from the rich to the poor. In an era of staggering inequality, we can easily afford it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Ukrainian woman in a winter coat looks down at her large brown and black dog as they stand in front of a small pink house that has been damaged by artillery fire with debris from the destroyed housing surrounding them.

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When Peace Had a Chance in Ukraine

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies / OR Books Nov 1, 2022 "The Minsk II Accords", excerpt from "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict" by Media Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies. Looks at the backstory to the launch of Russia's war. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Banking Model That’s Bankrupting Americans

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jun 3, 2019 The U.S. government is unnecessarily feeding the “financialized” economy in which money makes money without producing new goods and services. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Nowhere to Run To’

Rayyan Al-Shawaf / Truthdig Apr 27, 2019 A young Iraqi man attending college in Florida sees his life upended by 9/11 in this excerpt from the novel "When All Else Fails." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Cronyism and Corruption Gave Us Today’s CIA

By Ray Nowosielski and John Duffy Jan 29, 2019 How did waterboarding and mass surveillance become normalized in the post-9/11 CIA? Who was part of the agency's "Manson Family"? Read on. Dig deeper ( 49 Min. Read )

How a Plant-Based Diet Could Finally Take Root

Eunice Wong / Truthdig Dec 21, 2018 Solutions that eliminate animal protein aren’t—yet—profitable to the medical and pharmaceutical industries. But they could be an incalculable boon to the insurance industry, an excerpt from "What the Health" explains. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Grimoire of Kensington Market

By Lauren B. Davis Dec 7, 2018 "Beneath the fairytale lies a probing exploration of the current opioid crisis," the Toronto Star writes of Lauren B. Davis' new novel, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

George H.W. Bush’s Entitlement Cool

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 1, 2018 Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer writes about and interviews the 41st president in this excerpt from Scheer's book "Playing President." Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

The Culture of Hate

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 17, 2018 In researching his new book, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges mingled with groups driven by antipathy for Muslims and others. This excerpt from "America: The Farewell Tour" offers intimate portraits of a few of their members. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

‘Every Body Has a Story’: A Striking Depiction of American Poverty

Beverly Gologorsky Jul 2, 2018 Beverly Gologorsky's new book is "a rare working-class novel ... about the 2007-2009 foreclosure crisis and how it hit not those 'too big to fail,' but those too small not to be clobbered by it," writes TomDispatch editor Tom Engelhardt. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The U.S. Military Takes Us Through the Gates of Hell

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch May 16, 2018 The only thing our leaders and generals have seemed capable of doing, starting from the day after the 9/11 attacks, is more or less the same thing with the same dismal results, again and again. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World’

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Apr 30, 2018 The 2007-2008 financial crisis triggered a massive shift in the global order. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )