Mark Fiore / TruthdigMar 31, 2016
With major terrorist attacks coming in rapid succession lately, it’s time to take a closer look at what causes a particular attack to get extensive media coverage. Dig deeper
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMar 28, 2016
The killings in Brussels or Paris and the killings in U.S. military strikes in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria or Libya perpetuate the same dark lusts. The savage tit-for-tat game will not end until we rouse ourselves from our hypnotized state. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMar 28, 2016
Recoiling from last week's carnage in Brussels, Americans may be attracted to the "tough" posturing of Trump and Cruz. Yet we know that the leaders of Islamic State welcome such signs of panic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigMar 27, 2016
Sudden, horrific events in the middle of a presidential campaign provide an X-ray of the instincts and thinking of the candidates. We can see what their priorities are, and pick up clues about their character. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 27, 2016
The various nostrums proposed by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz to counter Islamic State terrorism in Europe and North America (armed police patrols of putative “Muslim neighborhoods,” a Muslim exclusion act, etc.) are of course complete nonstarters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 27, 2016
The right wing is carping that President Obama is “downplaying” the dangers of Islamic State in the wake of the Paris and Brussels attacks on soft targets. But whipping up hysteria about the threat of terrorism is a racket that mainly benefits security firms and arms manufacturers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigMar 25, 2016
Political demands for stronger surveillance of American Muslims consider only the violent displays of terrorism, not the cause, the Truthdig columnist says. "The cause is the U.S. military occupation of the Middle East." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigMar 25, 2016
"Slogans aren’t a strategy," the Democratic front-runner said in a speech at Stanford University. "Loose cannons tend to misfire." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanMar 24, 2016
The horror in Brussels is unforgivable. Few can deny, though, that some of the worst policies of the U.S. and its allies serve as recruitment tools for Islamic State and other groups. We need a uniform standard of justice. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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