Nick Turse / TomDispatchJan 6, 2020
Iran isn't the only country in the region where the president has signaled his intentions to commit war crimes on a massive scale. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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As formal impeachment proceedings begin on Capitol Hill, whistleblower and former federal investigator Bill Black presents his case. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigAug 14, 2019
He wasn't perfect, but Robert Kennedy rose to the occasion when Martin Luther King was murdered. Those in power need to follow his lead. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigJul 18, 2019
“Glory” is set for nationwide screenings marking its 30th anniversary. Star Andre Braugher tells Truthdig what he learned from his role. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigOct 5, 2018
Ron Chernow's biography, now in paperback, makes it clear: If Grant’s image doesn’t belong on Mount Rushmore, it should at least be acknowledged that if not for him, Lincoln’s might not be there. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigSep 29, 2018
After many thousands of Northerners died in a war aimed in part at freeing the slaves, white America lacked the will to follow through. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigSep 15, 2018
In 1861-65, Americans waged a war among themselves that remains the bloodiest in U.S. history. It began as a fight to preserve the Union but morphed into an abolitionist war to free 4 million men, women and children from bondage. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigSep 2, 2018
Demands for the outright end of slavery stayed on the fringe as the nation tumbled toward civil war. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigAug 18, 2018
President Polk, and generations of sympathetic historians, told the American people the conflict was justified. But what if it was just blatant imperialism? Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJan 13, 2018
Despite efforts to sanitize the real King, the radical King, the fight to end his "three evils"—racism, poverty and militarism—continues today. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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