The Age of Radical Evil

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 14, 2019 All life, including our own, has become expendable, sacrificed on the altar of profit in a culture of death. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Extinction Rebellion

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 24, 2019 On April 15, climate activists will attempt to shut down major cities to protest the ecocide orchestrated by the global elites. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Confronting the Culture of Death

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 21, 2019 We must face down the corporate capitalism that is destroying humanity and the ecosystem itself. Salvation is in resistance. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Resistance Is the Supreme Act of Faith

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 31, 2018 We can resist the radical evil enveloping our lives and our planet only when we acquire the faith that resistance always weakens the oppressor and empowers the oppressed. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Cult of Violence Always Kills the Left

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 In an interview, Mark Rudd looks back with regret on his advocacy of violence as a young radical, and he offers up some advice for today’s activists: “The thing about nonviolence is that it works.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

What Christmas Means

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 24, 2017 The tale of Jesus’ birth is not for oppressors. It is for the oppressed. And what is quaint and picturesque to those who live in privilege is visceral and empowering to those the world condemns. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Price of Resistance

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 18, 2017 To stand with the oppressed means being treated like the oppressed. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Almighty

By Gabriel Thompson Sep 30, 2016 In 2012, a house painter, a Vietnam vet, and an 82-year-old nun broke into one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world with two bolt cutters and three hammers. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Daniel Berrigan Through the Eyes of a 1960s Ithaca Mom

By Ellen Murphy May 16, 2016 In our town and beyond, the priest, scholar, poet and activist served as a wake-up caller while the U.S. still had its eyes closed to the horrors of the Vietnam War. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bearing the Cross

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 9, 2016 The Rev. Daniel Berrigan, whose funeral was held Friday in New York, exemplified the radical call of the Christian Gospels to defy the laws of the state for the laws of God. If we seek salvation, for our nation and for ourselves, we must find his courage and his faith. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: The Late Daniel Berrigan, Lifelong Activist for Peace

BLANK May 7, 2016 From the dark days of Vietnam to the endless wars of today, the Jesuit priest-poet remained faithful to his mission: protecting the vulnerable, championing resistance and always, always working toward peace. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

May Is the Month for Protest—Daniel Berrigan Would Agree

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company May 7, 2016 The Jesuit writer and activist's death is a reminder of the necessity—and power—of protest in America. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )