Yemen Remains on the Verge of a Large-Scale Famine

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Dec 17, 2018 The U.N. and the U.S. Senate weigh in, but will their actions be enough to bring peace? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The ‘Pelosi Problem’ Runs Deep

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Nov 15, 2018 Progressives should recognize the likely House speaker as a symptom of a calcified party hierarchy that is beginning to lose its grip. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The U.S. Military’s Empire of Secrecy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 2, 2018 While Americans are distracted by the media-as-entertainment minutiae, the military appears to be increasing its long-standing trend in favor of secrecy and against transparency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Glimpse Into the U.S. Warfare State Abyss

By John Bachar Oct 29, 2018 To climb out or sink in endlessly—that is the question. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

House Progressives Introduce ‘People’s Budget’

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 24, 2018 The Congressional Progressive Caucus' plan "invests in our neglected infrastructure, ends the systematic inequality in our tax system by making corporations pay their fair share, and stops the rising cost of drugs." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Trump Is Actually Doing With ‘Infrastructure’ Spending

William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Jul 4, 2018 To the extent that the Trump administration has a plan at all for public investment, it involves pumping up Pentagon spending, not investing in roads, bridges, transportation, better internet access or other pressing needs of the civilian economy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Richard D. Wolff on the ‘Bad Side of George Orwell’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2018 In a video for acTVism Munich, the renowned Marxist economist explains what "homework" Orwell would've benefited from. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The American Military System Dissected

Andrew J. Bacevich / TomDispatch Apr 11, 2018 How to explain the paradox of a superb military that never gets the job done? Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Humongous Infrastructure Con (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 21, 2018 The president is calling for a $1.5 trillion boost in infrastructure spending but proposing just $200 billion in federal funding.  Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Buttering Up the Pentagon

Maj. Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Feb 20, 2018 The newly released National Defense Strategy offers a glimpse at how the Pentagon’s vision of future global policy manages to provide something for each of its services and their corporate backers. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump Says ‘OK With Me’ if Infrastructure Plan Founders

KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2018 The president suggests that his proposal—aimed at spurring $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade—is not as important to him as administration efforts to cut taxes and boost military spending. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Signs Budget Deal, Government Reopens

ANDREW TAYLOR / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 The president signs a $400 billion budget deal that sharply boosts spending and swells the federal deficit, ending a brief federal government shutdown. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )