In China, Critics of Ending Term Limits Are Being Silenced

GERRY SHIH and YANAN WANG / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2018 After the Communist Party unveiled a proposal to allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely, critics are resorting to roundabout ways to voice concerns about the potential for political repression. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

China Paves Way for Xi Jinping to Remain Leader for Years

GILLIAN WONG / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2018 The nation's president and party chief "has finally achieved his ultimate goal ... to be the Mao Zedong of the 21st century," according to a Chinese political analyst. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How We Fight Fascism

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 18, 2018 Clara Zetkin, persecuted and exiled by the Nazis in the 1930s, warned that the longer the stagnation and rot of a dysfunctional democracy go unaddressed, the more attractive fascism will be. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Problem With Amazon’s Grand Auction

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Oct 31, 2017 The company's pursuit of public subsidies may become a model for further corporate predation and end America's run as the world's economic center. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘The Putin Interviews’: An Excerpt

By Oliver Stone Jun 18, 2017 Oliver Stone (right) conducted a series of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a documentary. Read an exclusive excerpt from the director's new film and book here. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone Hopes ‘The Putin Interviews’ Can Ease U.S.-Russia Relations

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 16, 2017 In a series of historic conversations, the filmmaker humanizes the Russian president while examining the current state of tension in the new Cold War. (Above, the cover of Stone's new book.) Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Families of China’s ‘Disappeared’ Describe Country as Place of ‘Fear and Panic’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 31, 2015 The families of 12 attorneys and activists who disappeared during a government crackdown on human rights advocates in July have demanded to know the condition and whereabouts of their loved ones. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tiananmen Square Massacre ‘More Important Than Ever’ 25 Years Later

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jun 2, 2014 On June 4, 1989, a million peaceful protesters gathered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, only to be brutally barraged by the Chinese Communist Party with its 200,000 soldiers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chinese Scratch Heads After ‘V for Vendetta’ Airs

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 China’s state television network broadcast the anti-authoritarian movie that has become a symbol in the West of anarchic uprising against oppressive or totalitarian governments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Scandals: Crisis in the Communist Party

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2012 Events suggest that the long-overdue crisis of China's Communist Party has arrived. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Detains Monks for Brainwashing

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2011 While China celebrates the 60-year mark of its "peaceful liberation" of Tibet, about 300 monks have been rounded up in a "patriotic re-education" campaign, which authorities hope will encourage them to renounce their devotion to the Dalai Lama, swear allegiance to China's ruling Communist Party and stop lighting themselves on fire. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Americans, Under Certain Conditions, May Soon Visit Cuba

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2011 President Obama is fixing to relax the restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba, but greater access would be granted only to certain kinds of U.S. citizens -- namely, students and members of church groups -- in the near future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )