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The Unlikely Candidate: A Q&A With Melina Abdullah

Erin Aubry Kaplan / Truthdig Apr 18, 2024 The Black Lives Matter co-founder has joined the ticket in Cornel West’s campaign of “truth, justice and love.” Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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RFK Jr. and the Political Math of 2024

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Mar 7, 2024 Will the most dynastic name on the November ballot impact the outcome? Does it deserve to? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Politics

Biden’s Challengers on Foreign Policy

RS Staff / Responsible Statecraft Nov 24, 2023 The Quincy Institute asked, and these left-flank presidential candidates responded on how they would change America’s approach to the world. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

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‘​What Does One Do When Both Options Are Catastrophic?’: An Interview With Cornel West

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 2, 2023 Discussing the independent presidential candidate's forceful advocacy for economic democracy, social justice and restraint in foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

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Doppelganger in Mind & Conspiracy

bart plantenga / Truthdig Oct 13, 2023 Beware “the mirror world,” a growing right-wing alternate universe of misinformation and conspiracies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cornel West: Mike Bloomberg Is a ‘Neoliberal Gangster’

Jaisal Noor / The Real News Network Feb 19, 2020 In a new interview, the celebrated activist previews a Sanders presidency and explains how elites underestimate the power of the people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ‘Bernie Blackout’ Is Just Getting Ridiculous Now

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Dec 24, 2019 CNN faces blowback on social media after twice displaying a six-week-old poll that obscures the Vermont senator's recent surge in Iowa. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Capitalists Are Afraid

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 9, 2019 A Business Roundtable statement about the purpose of corporations shows that ruling elites fear their crimes are coming back to haunt them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Cornel West: We’re Staring Down Global Neofascist Rule

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Jan 2, 2019 The acclaimed author and civil rights activist calls for an international movement to combat the rising tide of authoritarianism worldwide. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

In Defense of Dissenters

Teodrose Fikre / Truthdig Jul 25, 2018 American voters who sit out elections are often the targets of scorn; instead of blaming them, we should focus on overhauling the system. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Con of Diversity

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 8, 2018 Racial diversity in the hands of the ruling elites—political and corporate—is a tool for preserving white privilege, wealth and power. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Second Sight of W.E.B. Du Bois

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 3, 2018 The famed sociologist saw what most white intellectuals could not: the savage nature of an American empire intent on suppressing and exploiting people of color in the U.S. and across the world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )