This Time We’re Taking the Whole Planet With Us

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 7, 2011 We seem condemned as a species to drive ourselves and our societies toward extinction, although this moment appears be the denouement to the whole sad show of settled, civilized life that began some 5,000 years ago.We seem condemned as a species to drive ourselves and our societies toward extinction. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald Is on Collapsing Empire Watch

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2010 As the Salon scribe points out, it can be "quite difficult to really internalize" America's superpower implosion, but the numbers don't lie. Our life expectancy ranking is dropping like a rock, while we're getting better and better at imprisoning, executing and selling guns to people. USA! USA! Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Moral Courage

BLANK Sep 2, 2010 The Truthdig columnist begins this speech to the Veterans for Peace convention by saying, "Physical courage is something you see on a battlefield. Moral courage you almost never see." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

$40 Billion for Greece Bailout

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2010 The 16 nations that use the euro have just revealed an aid package of up to $40 billion in an effort to stem the Greek financial crisis. Finance ministers see the offer as a "step of clarification" for markets and a boost for the faltering euro. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dutch to Leave Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2010 One day after the Dutch Cabinet collapsed, the country's prime minister has announced that he expects the Netherlands to pull out all its troops from Afghanistan in August. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Goldman’s Hand in AIG’s Collapse

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2010 Recently disclosed internal documents and an audio recording regarding a 2008 securities standoff between Goldman Sachs and insurance giant AIG appear to be the smoking guns necessary to pinpoint Goldman's culpability in the mortgage meltdown and the collapse of AIG. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

David Brooks Calls Jindal’s Speech ‘Insane’ and ‘a Disaster’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2009 When civilizations collapse, mass hysteria ensues, often followed by cannibalism -- a scenario familiar to the Republican Party, in which old friends are now turning on each other with reckless abandon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

To the Bailoutmobile!

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2008 In an avowed effort to save capitalism from itself, President Bush announced Friday that he would throw the Big Three failing auto companies a $17.4 billion lifesaver, siphoning that money from the initial $700 billion bailout slush fund authorized by Congress in October. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attorney General Mukasey Collapses During Speech

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2008 On Thursday night, Attorney General Michael Mukasey suddenly collapsed while making a speech at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. He was rushed to George Washington University Hospital for treatment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bridge Repairs Going Nowhere

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2008 According to an AP review of more than 1,000 structures, just 12 percent of the nation's most troubled and traveled bridges have been repaired since the deadly collapse of a Minneapolis bridge a year ago. There's plenty of blame to go around, but most officials seem to agree that the money just isn't there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Review of Bridges Ordered After Collapse

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2007 As divers continue their search for bodies in the Mississippi River after Wednesday's bridge collapse in Minneapolis, federal transportation officials are calling for a review of some 700 similar structures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

9/11 Model Backs Up Tower Collapse Theory

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2007 A two-year study of the World Trade Center Towers' collapse by Purdue University has reaffirmed the findings of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which suggested that the buildings crashed under their own weight after crucial support columns and fireproofing were damaged or destroyed. The research team released an animation of the first plane's collision to show how heat and flame eventually brought the towers down. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )