A Veterans Day Worth Celebrating

Maj. Danny Sjursen and Colleen Rowley Nov 11, 2019 Vets have become a prop for our political establishment. If we want to honor their fight, we should celebrate a declaration of peace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fascism by Another Name

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Mar 12, 2019 In The Atlantic, David Frum argues that liberals must curtail immigration—or authoritarians will. He’s already chosen his side. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Cynical Saudi-Israeli Alliance and the Reshaping of the Middle East

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 20, 2018 Since at least 2001, the Saudis and Israelis have successfully reframed American policy in the Greater Middle East, and the results have been disastrous. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Won’t the U.S. Give Peace a Chance?

Ted Rall / CounterPunch Mar 11, 2018 America is the "Great Global Disruptor." In its worldview, more power for other countries means less power for the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What If the U.S. Had Showed Restraint After 9/11?

By Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Nov 27, 2017 The author imagines an alternative strategy for then-President George W. Bush on Sept. 12, 2001, and beyond. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

‘Russiagate’: When Progressives Sound Like Demagogues

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jun 5, 2017 The desire to resist President Trump has many people blaming our political predicament more on a foreign "enemy" than on powerful corporate forces at home. The desire to resist President Trump has many people blaming our political predicament more on a foreign "enemy" than on powerful corporate forces at home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How America Made ISIS: Their Videos and Ours, Their ‘Caliphate’ and Ours

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Sep 3, 2014 Minus a couple of invasions, the steps being considered or already in effect to deal with “the threat of ISIS” are a reasonable summary of the last 13 years of what was once called the Global War on Terror and now has no name at all. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Axis of Evil

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That Bloody Iran Crisis Thing

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2009 In case you haven't heard, this whole Iran election crisis thing is about us. Is Barack Obama doing enough to aid our fellow Iranian freedom fighters? Are Westerners the cause of the protests? Watch this clip of last night's "Daily Show" to find out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Food, Not Bombs

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2008 Remember when North Korea loomed menacingly as the next big nuclear threat on the world stage, with cognac-swilling Communist Kim Jong Il starring as the latest dictator du jour? What a difference a few years can make: The North Korean government has now demonstrated its willingness to halt the country's nuclear weapons program and has begun accepting food shipments from the U.S. and increased aid from the World Food Program. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Would You Do if You Were Iran?

Tad Daley / Truthdig Mar 5, 2007 There's a clear lesson to be learned from George W. Bush's "axis of evil" approach to foreign policy: Get a bomb or get invaded. The administration's thinking can produce nothing but unprecedented nuclear proliferation. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Deal on North Korea Nuclear Disarmament Is Near

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2007 The U.S. envoy to the six-party North Korea talks says all parties have reached tentative agreement on a deal, which would, according to previous reports, provide North Korea with energy assistance in exchange for an end to its nuclear program. A final text of the proposal has been distributed for review, and the delegates will meet again Tuesday to consider approving the agreement. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )