In the Shadow of War

By Beverly Gologorsky, TomDispatch Dec 13, 2013 For at least a decade, Americans have been living in the shadow of war and yet, except in pop fiction of the Tom Clancy variety (where, in the end, we always win), there’s remarkably little evidence of it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Return of the Working Class Hero

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 10, 2013 For more than three decades, working class Americans receded as cultural heroes, replaced in the popular imagination by swashbuckling entrepreneurs, brilliant innovators, and shrewd investors who make millions at the touch of a computer key. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Housing Market Heats Up

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 31, 2013 Good news for homeowners: The value of your average castle, according to one index, rose in May by 12.2 percent, the highest jump in seven years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Would Class-Based Admissions Be Better?

By Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica Jun 26, 2013 Affirmative action lives for now. But there was enough in Monday's Supreme Court opinion to suspect it will be diminished further in time, which makes it an opportune moment to think again about what some people think could be a fairer and more palatable way of ensuring diversity on America's campuses -- class-based affirmative action. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Eternal Rebel: Ronnie Kasrils

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 24, 2013 A white warrior against apartheid who dedicated his life to the African National Congress is now assailing the ruling party for its failure to wrest economic power from a tiny elite and place it in the majority's hands His story resonates far beyond South Africa A white warrior against apartheid is now assailing the African National Congress party for its failed economic policies. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Chavez

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Race and Class, Past and Present

Ebony Utley / Truthdig Oct 10, 2012 Avery Arlington, the main character of the novel "Elsewhere, California," is someone you know: the awkward, only black girl in class, the girl hanging out at the 7-Eleven magazine rack wishing she was anybody but herself, and the artist whose work makes you uncomfortable.Avery Arlington, the main character of the novel "Elsewhere, California," is someone you know. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Repackaging Mitt as a Compassionate Conservative? Why It’s Too Late

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 27, 2012 Romney’s stories on the campaign trail have been about business successes -- people who started businesses in garages and grew their companies into global giants, millionaires who began poor. Curiously absent from these narratives have been the stories of ordinary Americans caught in an economy over which they have no control. At least until now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Precious Romney

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Class vs. Race

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2012 These may be the first elections in which class will carry more weight than race; the "right to be forgotten" threatens freedom of speech on the Internet; meanwhile, some smartphone voice recognition software is racist and sexist. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Newt Learned From Nixon

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 23, 2012 By shrewdly combining the politics of class with the politics of culture, Newt Gingrich won his first election in 14 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jesus and the 99 Percent

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Dec 3, 2011 We in the Christian community are asking how the Occupy Wall Street movement’s message coheres with our theological precepts. Should the church be for or against OWS?We in the Christian community are asking how the Occupy Wall Street movement’s message coheres with our theological precepts. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )