Where Have You Gone, Smedley Butler?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 21, 2020 A veteran of the "Banana Wars" from 1898 to 1931, the general famously called war a "racket." His vision is needed now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Trump’s Antiwar Speech Deserved a Better Reception

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 25, 2019 Not that the president’s actions are bound to line up with his words, but many of his words were worth heeding. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dwight Eisenhower’s Worst Nightmare Has Come True

William Hartung / TomDispatch Jul 17, 2019 Two of the largest defense contractors in the country are on the verge of merging. This is what a military industrial complex looks like. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Tulsi Gabbard Was the Clear Winner of the Democratic Debates

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 28, 2019 While far from perfect, the Hawaii congresswoman has shown she's the only candidate willing to center her campaign on ending U.S. wars. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: ‘I Wanted to See the War Ended’

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Jun 13, 2019 On the Pentagon Papers' 48th anniversary, the whistleblower reflects on his decision to leak classified information to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 4, 2019 The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig May 1, 2019 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: JFK’s Cold War Chains

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 6, 2019 His obsession with foreign communism blinded him to U.S. domestic needs. It's time for Americans to stop mythologizing a reckless president. Dig deeper ( 32 Min. Read )

The Republican President Who Dabbled in Socialism

Chuck Collins / OtherWords Mar 25, 2019 What would today’s hysterical conservatives say about the “socialist” presidency of Dwight Eisenhower? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious ‘Cold’ War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born. Dig deeper ( 58 Min. Read )

John Dingell, Longest-Serving Member of Congress, Dies at 92

MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and DAVID EGGERT / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2019 The Michigan Democrat was a longtime supporter of universal health care and a dogged pursuer of government waste and fraud. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Just How Good Was the ‘Good War’?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 26, 2019 Many in the U.S. put a sentimental gloss on World War II, turning a blind eye to its complexity, savagery and dubious legacies. Dig deeper ( 52 Min. Read )