End the Wars, Win the Antiwar Vote

Peter Certo / OtherWords Dec 4, 2019 Drawing down our conflicts abroad is not only a moral imperative but new research from Brown University suggests it's smart politics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Filmmaker Kenneth Carlson on Meeting ‘Heart of Nuba’ Villain (Audio and Transcript)

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 29, 2018 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer and Carlson discuss what inspired the documentarian to make a film about the persecuted Nuba tribe and a heroic American doctor. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Finding Calcutta in ‘The Heart of Nuba’

Kenneth Carlson / Truthdig Apr 27, 2018 The maker of a documentary about Dr. Tom Catena, the only remaining surgeon in Sudan's war-torn Nuba Mountains, recounts his journey through a world of horror and commitment. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Tom Perez: The Democrats’ Status Quo Nothingburger

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 25, 2018 The Democratic National Committee chairman's leadership has been mediocre or worse, as establishment Democrats remain determined to neutralize the progressive base. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Seeing Our Wars for the First Time

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jan 6, 2018 More than a decade and a half after an American president spoke of 60 or more countries as potential targets, we finally have a visual representation of the true extent of the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now!’: The Costs of the Iraq War

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2011 This week's official end to the Iraq War brought a good deal of back-patting among the leaders responsible for its origin and duration, but "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman delivers a grim reality check in this clip from Friday's broadcast featuring analysis and commentary from Brown University professor Catherine Lutz. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cost of the War on Terror

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons, Jul 4, 2011 Dig deeper

World Is Flat and Full of Meringue

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2008 Thomas Friedman, global capitalist and semantically inept columnist for The New York Times, was gastronomically assaulted by pie-throwers at Brown University on Earth Day this week. At issue was Friedman's laissez-faire attitude toward solving global environmental issues, which protesters felt was structurally inadequate and ultimately regressive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )