Books

Mark Sarvas on ‘The Hot Zone’

Mark Sarvas / Truthdig Nov 9, 2007 As the first Internet reporter for Yahoo News, Kevin Sites spent a year of living dangerously covering 20 wars all over the world. Is Web journalism the wave of the future? Mark Sarvas, a pioneer of literary blogging, takes a close look. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Todd Gitlin on ‘The Terror Dream’

Todd Gitlin / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 Was the Bush administration's fevered response to 9/11 made easier by primal American myths of victimization and fear, as Susan Faludi argues in her provocative new book? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Chalmers Johnson on America’s Forgotten War

Chalmers Johnson / Truthdig Oct 26, 2007 The best-selling author of "The Sorrows of Empire" takes a look at David Halberstam's critical history of the Korean War. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Jason Epstein on the Nuclear Threat

Jason Epstein / Truthdig Oct 19, 2007 Two new books by Richard Rhodes and Jonathan Schell paint a disturbing portrait of an era whose Dr. Strangeloves are still practicing their black art. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Marc Cooper on Hugo Chavez

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Oct 12, 2007 A former translator for Chile's Salvador Allende reviews three books evaluating the remarkable rise of Venezuela's irrepressible Hugo Chavez. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Book Excerpt: ‘The Israel Lobby’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2007 In the introduction of their best-selling new book, "The Israel Lobby" (review), authors John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt elaborately outline their reasoning and explain why they think Israel is such a touchy subject. Dig deeper ( 28 Min. Read )

Milton Viorst on ‘The Israel Lobby’

Milton Viorst / Truthdig Oct 5, 2007 Longtime journalist and Middle East expert Milton Viorst examines John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt's controversial new book about the Israel lobby and its influence on American foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 19, 2007 In his book "Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia," John Gray warns that as the era of liberal intervention in international affairs wanes, it is being replaced with "primitive versions of religion" that will be used to fuel apocalyptic violence. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Caspian Rain’

Gina Nahai Sep 17, 2007 Truthdig is pleased to present these two excerpts from the novel "Caspian Rain" by Gina Nahai, best-selling author of "Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith." In "Rain," her fourth novel, Nahai explores Iran's complex culture through the eyes of a group of memorable characters living in various sectors of society during the years leading up to the Islamic Revolution. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Tale of Sir Salman and the Bard of Espionage

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 22, 2007 Back when the renowned author was in hiding because of a death threat from the Ayatollah Khomeini, he felt that John le Carre was no help to his cause. "The Satanic Verses" had sparked a spat between two literary lions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Japanese PM Doth Protest Too Much

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2007 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dabbling in revisionist history. Despite the historical evidence, and a 1993 apology by a government official, Abe now denies any Japanese military involvement in forcing thousands of women into brothels throughout Asia in the 1930s and '40s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Women in the Middle East: Past and Present

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2006 Read the entire introduction to UCLA professor emerita Nikki Keddie's new book, "Women in the Middle East: Past and Present." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )