Are We Underestimating Trump Yet Again?
The president and his campaign strategists are showing they’re more than willing to stop at nothing to clinch a 2020 win.
Condemnation From Both Major Parties Hits Trump After Summit With Putin
Lawmakers and other government officials from both sides of the aisle had strong words for President Trump on Monday, but there were some who came to his defense.
What We Expect to See in 2017
2016 is history. As we turn the page on this strange and difficult year, Truthdig editors and writers look ahead to what the new year might bring.
Best of Truthdig’s Reports 2016: Chris Hedges Prophesies Throughout the Election
Regular readers of Truthdig will not be surprised to learn that our Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist dominated our Report section as Americans deliberated which oligarch to empower to lead the country.
Best of Truthdig's A/V Booth 2016: Some Chomsky, Some Comedy and a Whole Lot of Politics
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Our list of the 10 most-viewed A/V Booth posts includes quite a variety of figures, but there's a constant throughout: the 2016 presidential election.
Electing the Tyrant: Parallels Among Ancient Rome, Mexico During the Conquest and the U.S. Today
If the Romans taught us anything, it is that their republic was built on excluding the many.
In His Final Show of the Year, John Oliver Asks What Happened and How Did We Get Here (Video)
The entire "Last Week Tonight" episode was dedicated to making sense of Donald Trump's election by analyzing the roles of media and social media in our society, as well as asking viewers not to let an extremely abnormal situation become normalized. And then the host and many others yelled expletives at a terrible, good for nothing year: 2016.
Cubs’ New Curse: Being Winners
The players wanted to win the World Series for their fans as much as for themselves. Their success means the days of being “lovable losers”—and having the comfort of baseball fans' pity—are over.
If There Is Joy in Cubville, Let's Dream Big Today
After 108 years, Chicago’s lovable losers are World Series champions. Maybe, just maybe, anything is possible.
Information or Disinformation? Only 32 Percent of Americans Trust the Media
A new Gallup Poll shows the steepest decline since 1972 in public confidence in the accuracy and fairness of news reporting.
