Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Politics of Dancing

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 9, 2019 The old guard in Congress, both Republican and Democrat, should follow in her footsteps. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mass Shootings and Domestic Violence

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Nov 9, 2017 The mass murder in Sutherland Springs, Texas, was a horrific crime but also horrifically predictable, and emblematic of the systemic problem the U.S. has with guns and violence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Endless War in Afghanistan Just Got Longer

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 24, 2017 President Trump's promise that the longest war in U.S. history would continue might have been his most frightening speech of all. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Man With a Plan … to Suppress the Vote Nationwide

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 6, 2017 Kris Kobach, Kansas' anti-immigrant secretary of state, is the operational leader of the president's newly launched commission to investigate fraudulent voting. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White House for Sale: Emoluments, Corruption and Donald Trump

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 15, 2017 Never in U.S. history has the prospect of a president's real and potential business dealings created such an array of conflicts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Questions James Comey Should Be Asked About the FBI While He’s Under Oath

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 8, 2017 The FBI has become the darling of Donald Trump's opponents. But this domestic spy agency has a long, dark and often violent history of suppressing dissent in the United States. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kabul Bomb Blast Kills at Least 90 People. We Need to Know Their Names.

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 1, 2017 Absent wall-to-wall coverage of Wednesday's attack in Afghanistan, as there was for the recent bombing in Manchester, England, there is no comparable outpouring of compassion for the victims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Media Coverage of Manchester Victims Should Be a Model for All Young Victims of War

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 25, 2017 As we process the suicide bombing in England, we should brace for another wave of innocent casualties, this time in Yemen, the target of U.S.-supported Saudi Arabian bombardment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s High Crimes and Misdemeanors

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 18, 2017 What if he were held responsible for real crimes: killing civilians in drone strikes, forcing refugees to suffer or die by refusing asylum, or driving the planet headlong into climate catastrophe? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Ajit (Pai)-Prop

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 11, 2017 Behind the headline-grabbing chaos, decades of progressive policy achievements are being quietly undone by the army of loyalists, such as new FCC head Ajit Pai, that Trump is assembling around him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In North Carolina, Pigs Don’t Fly but Their Feces Do

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 4, 2017 There are 10 million people in North Carolina, and 9 million hogs. Judging by the smell, the hogs are winning. Or, rather, the giant corporate factory hog farms are. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Making Good on One of His Many Campaign Promises: Promoting Unfettered Police Power

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 13, 2017 As the world focuses on state violence from Syria to Iraq to Yemen to North Korea, the groundwork is being laid for unchecked state violence here at home. As the world focuses on state violence from Syria to Iraq to Yemen to North Korea, the groundwork is being laid for unchecked state violence here at home. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )