Henry A. Giroux / SalonNov 19, 2018
Trump’s language seems buffoonish, but he’s no clown. His rhetoric is meant to destroy thought and democracy. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff and Robert Scheer / TruthdigMay 12, 2018
Robert Scheer speaks with the journalist and professor about his latest book, on how fear has contributed to demagoguery. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigOct 29, 2017
The barrage of lies from demagogues such as Donald Trump creates profound cognitive dissonance among the population that ends in a nationwide collective mental illness. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges / TruthdigJan 30, 2017
The barrage of lies from demagogues such as Donald Trump creates profound cognitive dissonance among the population that ends in a nationwide collective mental illness. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJan 9, 2017
Fear, a despotic state’s most potent weapon, keeps a population compliant. It will be lavishly supplied as we are thrust into a new dark age. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 12, 2016
Donald Trump will use the presidency to inflate his personality cult and increase his family’s wealth. Those who do not pay homage to his megalomania, or swell the profits of his financial empire, will be viciously attacked and persecuted. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Adam Johnson / AlterNetNov 14, 2016
There is no "law of journalism" requiring the press -- or Democrats -- to treat a far-right demagogue like any other politician.There is no "law of journalism" requiring the press—or Democrats—to treat a far-right demagogue like any other politician. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigAug 2, 2016
In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton said the nation was at “a moment of reckoning” She’s right, but the reckoning is not simply the choice voters face this fall between her and Donald Trump In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton said the nation was at “a moment of reckoning. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 4, 2016
Another terrifying movement has risen in response to right-wing demagoguery; a University of Michigan professor is suing the U.S. government over "the law that killed Aaron Swartz"; meanwhile, five lawyers are responsible for 440 death sentences. These discoveries and more after the jump.Trump is going to lose this election, then live on as the reason for an emboldened, even less-responsive oligarchy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 11, 2016
Demagogue. Extremist. Racist. The Donald Trump of today looks like the Barry Goldwater of 1964, when he ran a failed presidential campaign against Lyndon Johnson. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 9, 2016
In a letter to The Guardian, a reader looks at the dark legacies of “economic hardship and social deprivation” and sees in Bernie Sanders, who lost several family members in the Holocaust, a presidential candidate who grasps that social security and empowerment can protect a population from the potentially deadly “seduction of scapegoating” minorities and the underrepresented. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 5, 2016
With dry wit, the British comedian looks back at the most notable events of 2015, including mass shootings in the United States and beyond, media reactions toward Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's election, and the ominous rise of Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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