Beware the Democrats and Their Good Billionaires

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 8, 2018 Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s political prospects may have dimmed, but his genre of bogus austere responsibility lives on in his party of choice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

No Cards Left to Play but the Threat of Armageddon

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Mar 15, 2018 U.S. politics in the era of imperial decline will be nasty, stupid, petty and racist—just as we are already experiencing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Real Goal of ‘Russiagate’

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Feb 22, 2018 Big Capital is preparing the landscape for a regime of permanent austerity and war, with the broad purpose of repressing dissent. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

A New McCarthyism Is Taking Hold in America

By Robert Parry / Consortiumnews Sep 27, 2017 Russia has become the villain in virtually every bad thing that happens, and U.S. dissidents are being treated as "fellow travelers." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

What the U.S. Can Learn from the U.K. Election and Jeremy Corbyn

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Jun 12, 2017 The Labour Party leader teaches that we should embrace the radical change needed to inspire people to take action and shift the realm of the possible. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Jeremy Corbyn Changes the Face of British Politics, Shows Socialism Is Appealing to Voters

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2017 The U.K. Labour Party leader and his achievement in the recent general election dismantled the establishment trope that the left is unelectable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Wants to Make the 1 Percent Even Richer—and Use Washington’s Deceptive Language to Do It

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 28, 2016 Political economist Michael Hudson explains how economic terms such as “capital gains” are deployed to mislead the public about who is benefiting from economic policy and where the wealth is going. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

American Irrationalism

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 31, 2016 We are captive to images and forms of propaganda that make us the most self-deluded population on the planet. We are driven by manipulated emotions, not fact or reason. And this is why, even now, Donald Trump could become president. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Empire Strikes Back

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 3, 2016 U.S. imperialism and vicious corporate exploitation have returned to Latin America, and the region’s populist governments and movements are broken or in disarray. The defeat of the Latin American left is our defeat. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Texas Has Developed World’s Highest Maternal Mortality Rate

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2016 The death rate from pregnancy-related complications doubled in the state between 2010 and 2014, and health advocates blame Republicans for cutting funding for women's health care clinics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2008 All Over Again

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 25, 2016 Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union presages perhaps another global financial meltdown. Banks will again demand massive bailouts. We will be forced to again swallow austerity measures, and there will be a continued decline in living standards. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Demonstrators at May Day Rallies Worldwide Demand Workers’ Rights

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams May 2, 2016 In the U.S., "there’s manufactured ignorance that prevents us from knowing about May Day," one historian says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )