Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Could Be Trump’s Kryptonite

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 12, 2018 The California politician does not like where the U.S. is headed and may run for president in 2020 to change the country's course. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The American Dream

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John Paul DeJoria: Separating the 1 Percent From the 99 Percent Is a ‘Bunch of Bullshit’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jun 24, 2017 A new documentary called “Good Fortune” provides the once-homeless hair care billionaire’s primer on how the superrich can contribute to society and still be superrich. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Making of a Nation’s Decline

By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jun 16, 2017 President Trump is giving America's tottering domestic and global systems the push that will send them over the edge. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Economist Joseph Stiglitz on Trump’s Budget: ‘It Doesn’t Make Any Economic Sense’

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2017 The Nobel Prize-winning economist joins Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! to discuss the president's $4.1 trillion budget, which was unveiled Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky Looks at How the System Is Rigged to Ensure That Corporations Always Win

By Noam Chomsky / Moyers and Company May 17, 2017 The philosopher's new book, "Requiem for the American Dream: The Ten Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power," is a primer in his analysis of the faults of the American political and economic system. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

‘On Contact With Chris Hedges’: Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Electra’ Shatters the American Myth

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 24, 2017 The Truthdig columnist and RT host explains that a culture saturated with artifice and false promises of success and happiness doesn't easily accommodate the ideas the playwright dramatized onstage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Culture of Cruelty in Trump’s America

By Henry A. Giroux / Truthout Mar 22, 2017 The repressive state and market apparatus of the 19th century have returned with a vengeance, producing new levels of aggression and violence in U.S. society. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Exposing the Myth of the American Dream (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2017 A new two-part video documentary reveals the divided nature of the United States—and the dissatisfaction with corporate power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Nixon Effect, The Money Cult, Ratf**ked

Allen Barra / Truthdig Jan 27, 2017 These three books, published well before the election, offer insight into what happened and why. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Fighting for the Good Life in Trumplandia

By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jan 11, 2017 Before we take up a three-point stance on the national line of scrimmage, why don't we ask ourselves not only what we’re opposing, but also what we want? Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Once-Undocumented Wall Street Executive Now Is Helping Others Live the American Dream

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 21, 2016 Julissa Arce worked for seven years at Goldman Sachs as an undocumented immigrant Now she is an American citizen fighting for immigration reform, and her incredible story may soon become a TV series Julissa Arce worked for seven years at Goldman Sachs as an undocumented immigrant. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )