Mike Pence’s West Point Address Should Keep Us Awake at Night

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 28, 2019 The vice president promises graduating cadets that they'll likely see combat. In a functioning democracy, it would have set off alarm bells. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

John Bolton Is the World’s Worst Nightmare

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 16, 2019 Donald Trump's national security adviser has not hidden his terrifying desire to effect regime change in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and beyond. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Burgeoning Numbers of Cubans Trying to Enter U.S. via Mexico

CEDAR ATTANASIO, ELLIOT SPAGAT and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN / The Associated Press May 13, 2019 The surge is propelled in part by loosened travel restrictions in Central America and deteriorating living conditions in Cuba. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Meddling in Latin America Has Nothing to Do With Human Rights

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig May 5, 2019 The U.S. has more cynical motives as it interferes in the affairs of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Latest Sign of Israel’s Creeping Fascism

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Apr 30, 2019 Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, examines Jerusalem's decision to expel the organization from the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Jesse Helms Rides Again

Karen Lee Wald / Truthdig Apr 26, 2019 The Republican senator from North Carolina hoped to strangle the Cuban revolution. Donald Trump could make his dark fantasy a reality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The President Reportedly Considered Detaining Kids at Guantanamo

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 24, 2019 Physicians for Human Rights, an advocacy group that has demanded the notorious prison's closure, calls Trump's proposal "beyond appalling." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Cracks Down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

GISELA SALOMON, DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Apr 18, 2019 The Trump administration announces new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders John Bolton dubbed the “three stooges of socialism.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. to Allow Lawsuits Over Properties Seized by Castro’s Cuba

DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Apr 17, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo justifies the measure as a means of combating the island nation's "exportation of tyranny" in the region. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: JFK’s Cold War Chains

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 6, 2019 His obsession with foreign communism blinded him to U.S. domestic needs. It's time for Americans to stop mythologizing a reckless president. Dig deeper ( 32 Min. Read )

The American Emperor Has No Clothes

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 19, 2019 Donald Trump can exhume all the neoconservatives he likes, but the United States' days as a global hegemon appear to be numbered. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Threatens a ‘Second Embargo’ of Cuba

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 26, 2019 A flood of lawsuits, if allowed to proceed, could open the door to new litigation that punishes U.S. companies and the Cuban people alike. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )