America Keeps Getting China All Wrong

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Sep 20, 2019 The two international giants are linked in inextricable ways, yet Americans’ understanding of China consistently lacks nuance. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

The Numbers Are In, and Trump’s Tax Cuts Are a Bust

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Jul 16, 2019 Not only has the president's signature legislation failed to repatriate U.S. dollars, it's shifted more American production overseas. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Want Nothing Less Than Permanent War

Gunar Olsen / FAIR Feb 1, 2019 U.S. soldiers have been fighting in Afghanistan for 17 years. If our political press had its way, they'd remain there indefinitely. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Surge Delusion

By Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Mar 15, 2017 Just as the military and the public misunderstood Vietnam, many contemporary officers and politicians rely on a mythical rendering of a successful surge in the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Vote for Truthdig to Win Webby Award for Best Political Blog/Website

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 6, 2016 It happened again, and we couldn't be more honored: Truthdig has been nominated in the "Political Blog/Websites" category for the 2016 Webby Awards. Vote for us, and help us win a People's Voice Webby. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Council on Foreign Relations: It’s Time to Rain Money on Main Street

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Sep 1, 2014 The September/October issue of Foreign Affairs features an article titled “Print Less But Transfer More: Why Central Banks Should Give Money Directly To The People.” It’s the sort of thing normally heard only from money reformers and Social Credit enthusiasts far from the mainstream. What’s going on? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Jewish Leader Henry Siegman on Gaza: ‘A Slaughter of Innocents’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2014 Henry Siegman was born in Germany three years before the Nazis came to power in 1933. In a two-part interview with "Democracy Now!," he discusses the Israeli assault on Gaza, the myths surrounding Israel’s founding in 1948, and his evolution from German-Jewish refugee to leading voice among American Jews and vocal critic of Israel’s policies in the Occupied Territories. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: What It All Means for Pakistan and the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2011 So, as it's been widely noted, Osama bin Laden was hiding in plain sight, close to the Pakistani capital of Islamabad -- and to make it more relatable for Americans, Stephen Colbert notes in this "Colbert Report" clip, that it's as though he was camped out in Baltimore (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )