Economic Justice

Restart of Student Loan Payments Will Disproportionately Impact BIPOC

Alexandra Martinez / Prism Sep 28, 2023 Some with outstanding loans say they plan to boycott the payments altogether. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

San Francisco to Paint Over Debated George Washington Mural

SAMANTHA MALDONADO / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2019 The historical artwork at a public school is criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: Wealth, Squalor in the Progressive Era

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 27, 2018 Populism and progressivism were fueled by idealistic dreams, but in the end they were dragged down by self-interest and racism. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

The ‘Two Bobbys’: The Short, Complicated Political Life of RFK

Robert Scheer / The Nation Jun 5, 2018 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the last journalist to interview Robert Kennedy moments before the candidate was fatally wounded on this date 50 years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the Left Can Gain Footing in White America

Paul Street / Truthdig May 16, 2018 Attaining Martin Luther King's goal of "the radical reconstruction of society itself" will require backing from the nation's heartland. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Bill Cosby’s Confused Notions of ‘Responsibility’

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report May 7, 2018 Black America should have denounced the comedian long ago. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

How Much Longer Can the U.S. Remain a Superpower?

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 18, 2018 Washington is answering this imperial existential question the only way it can, with its awesome war machine, oiled by lies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Poll: Blacks Think Civil Rights Goals Not Achieved

JESSE J. HOLLAND and EMILY SWANSON / The Associated Press Mar 30, 2018 Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., only 1 in 10 African-Americans think the U.S. has achieved the goals of the civil rights movement he led. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will the Next ‘Black Panther’ Be a Latino Superhero?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 24, 2018 Latinos are not well represented in Marvel movies. El Peso Hero wants to change that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

First Amendment, Not the Second, Is How We Secure Liberty

Carey Shenkman / Truthdig Mar 3, 2018 In the United States, why do we limit free speech and protest for minorities more than we limit guns? 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 )

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )