Thom Hartmann: Trump and Fox News Have Blood on Their Hands

By Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Oct 30, 2018 Don't let the media convince you otherwise. Right-wing hysteria over an immigrant caravan led to the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Role in the Tree of Life Massacre

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 29, 2018 The president's hateful words must be confronted and fought. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Is the Fascist Face of Neoliberalism

Luísa Abbott Galvão / Inequality.org Oct 22, 2018 The candidate has drawn comparisons to Rodrigo Duterte, but that hasn't stopped big business from throwing its support behind his campaign. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Winston Churchill’s Perverse Place in the American Imagination

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Oct 15, 2018 His legacy is one of death and destruction, yet liberals and conservatives alike revere him as a hero to this day. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Naomi Klein: We’ve Entered a Frightening New Era of Capitalism

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Oct 12, 2018 The 1 percent so dominate our institutions that they consider political power their birthright. Call it the Age of the Pampered Princeling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Aims Straight for Trumpism’s Dark, Neoliberal Heart

Ben Norton / Truthdig Oct 6, 2018 Filmmaker-provocateur Michael Moore hasn’t lost his bite, and his latest big-screen outing deserves a close look. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

America Is on the Road to Becoming a Fascist State

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 5, 2018 Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley reflects on Trump's ultranationalism and the eerie parallels between the U.S. and pre-war Germany. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Far-Right Leader: Nazis a ‘Speck of Bird Poop’ in German History

KARIN LAUB / The Associated Press Jun 2, 2018 The comment by Alexander Gauland of the Alternative for Germany party draws swift condemnation from mainstream politicians and outrage on social media. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Calling Latinos ‘Animals’ Echoes Nazi Talk

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 17, 2018 The term functions similarly to the Nazi technical term “untermensch,” or underman, subhuman. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Conflict With Syria Could Lead to World War III

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 12, 2018 What is taking place there should serve as our wake-up call. We are one bad decision or miscalculation away from Armageddon. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Why Comparing Iran’s Clerical Leader to Hitler Is Monstrous

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 5, 2018 Here are five reasons Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in an interview with The Atlantic, was wrong to liken Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the Nazi leader. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Losing Not Just One World, but Two

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Mar 16, 2018 A new book, "Patriot Number One," tracks the journey of a political refugee from China to the underground world of undocumented immigrants in New York. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )