Groups Demand to See Homeland Security ‘Race Paper’

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 31, 2018 The American Civil Liberties Union is among those seeking release of an unredacted version of the paper, which they fear suggests that black political speech "be considered an indicator of criminal conduct or a national security threat." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kanye West Needs to Visit the Alabama Slavery Memorial

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 3, 2018 The rap artist provoked controversy in an interview with celebrity news website TMZ when he said, "When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... that sounds like a choice." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Teachers’ Red-State Revolt Rolls On

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 5, 2018 Their strikes in Oklahoma and Kentucky are part of a national revolution that has been growing for months, arcing from one Republican-dominated state to another. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chelsea Manning: We Got This

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 29, 2018 The whistleblower, who is running against Maryland's Ben Cardin to be the Democratic candidate for the Senate, ends a campaign video with a hashtag that has come to signify her optimism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chelsea Manning: We Need to Stop This ‘Death Machine of Power’

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 27, 2018 In her first live television interview, the freed whistleblower appeared on "Democracy Now!" to discuss her plan to change America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The United States’ ‘Criminal War’ in Iraq

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 22, 2018 Fifteen years after our calamitous invasion, those most deeply affected, from Iraqi civilians to U.S. veterans, are organizing for peace against tremendous odds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gina Haspel’s Disqualifying Record of CIA Torture

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 15, 2018 The newly appointed CIA director's career at the intelligence agency spans more than three decades. While her work is shrouded in secrecy, two things are well known. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Juan González: Blowback to Neoliberalism Led to Rise of Progressive Politics (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 14, 2018 "Beginning after the Great Recession and after the Occupy movement," the Democracy Now! reporter tells Chris Hedges, "a whole new [urban] resistance movement developed in America." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Trouble With Intersectionality and Afro-Pessimism, Part 2

By Bruce A. Dixon / Black Agenda Report Feb 12, 2018 The term "intersectionality" has become a kind of brood parasite. It mimics just enough of left-feminist rhetoric to deceive the unwary. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump’s Roundup of Immigrant Leaders Has Begun

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 18, 2018 The detention of prominent immigrant-rights organizers suggests a concerted effort by the administration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the U.S. and The New York Times Stifled Journalist James Risen

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2018 The former Times reporter explains how the government influenced the paper to suppress his post-9/11 reporting, citing national security concerns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Fight to Protect Journalists

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 28, 2017 Reporter Emilio Gutierrez Soto is being held in immigration detention in Texas with his son after fleeing death threats in Mexico in 2008 and seeking political asylum. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )