Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigOct 15, 2018
For Native Americans, the white man's tale of noble settlement of an empty frontier in the second half of the 19th century masked a genocide. Dig deeper ( 28 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 )
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Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJul 28, 2018
He was a historic champion of the common man, but he was also a power-obsessed bigot and perhaps the most divisive U.S. president ever. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJul 14, 2018
On the heels of the War of 1812, society began to drastically change due to government action and technological innovation. As some Americans prospered, many were left to wither. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJun 30, 2018
Most Americans know little about this conflict between the young republic and Britain, and that's too bad: Its painful lessons might benefit us today. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / RobertReich.orgApr 1, 2018
Before Donald Trump, we never had a president who combined all the nefarious qualities of such leaders such as Richard Nixon, Andrew Jackson and George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Sarah Sunshine Manning / TruthdigNov 29, 2017
Donald Trump's latest insult to Native Americans offers a teachable moment that most of America missed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigSep 2, 2017
The treasury secretary said he is "not focused" on replacing slaveholder Andrew Jackson's image with that of Tubman, an abolitionist and a onetime slave. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Glen FordSep 1, 2017
President Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio was made possible by a previous president’s pardoning of ex-Confederates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigMay 4, 2017
So it turns out Trump Branded Solutions work not only in the present but in the past, too! Dig deeper
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