Bernie’s Powerful Proposal to Enfranchise America’s Prisoners

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Apr 29, 2019 The 2020 hopeful aims to restore inmates' voting rights, but his position is far more nuanced than corporate media might have you believe. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Undeniable Link Between Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 28, 2019 Those who promote loathing of Muslims among white people are creating an atmosphere in which, inevitably, Jews will also be attacked. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White Nationalism’s Most Powerful Accelerant

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 Big Tech is serving up hate on an industrial scale, radicalizing scores of young white men. Atrocities like Christchurch's are the result. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Shameless Opportunism of Nikki Haley

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Oct 10, 2018 The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. steps down—having accomplished little, if anything—but you can bet she’ll resurface in an even more monstrous administration. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Yes, Mr. Trump, You Bear Blame for Cultivating White Supremacists

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 5, 2017 I don’t have any way of knowing whether Mr. Putin has ordered anyone to be rubbed out. But we do know who murders in the United States. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Antonin Scalia and the Clear and Present Danger of Second Amendment Fundamentalism

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 22, 2016 The late Supreme Court justice, having bestowed the Constitution's blessing on personal gun rights, bears responsibility for our collective impotence in response to the madness of gun violence in America. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Gun Culture: A CBC Radio Interview

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 9, 2016 Mass shootings in the U.S. have become commonplace. Yet the culture of gun ownership remains stronger than ever. Chris Hedges, A.J. Somerset and Dr. Taiaiake Alfred discuss gun culture in the United States and Canada on CBC Radio's "Ideas with Paul Kennedy." Dig deeper

Ending the Gun Lobby’s Con Game

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 7, 2016 The apologists for the weapons industry demonstrate their intellectual bankruptcy by regularly contradicting themselves with a straight face. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Black Lives Matter Is the Movement of the Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 31, 2015 The movement's innovative and committed activism has renewed the struggle for racial justice In 2015, no other progressive cause in the United States came close to its perseverance and creativity The movement's innovative and committed activism has renewed the struggle for racial justice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Roof, Dear and Tashfeen Malik: The Double Standard for ‘Self-Radicalized Lone-Wolf Terrorists’

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 Is a vague organizational affiliation more important in determining whether a killing is terrorism or is the character of the target more important? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mississippi Yearning: Students Hope to Remove an Old and Odious Symbol

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 22, 2015 Students at the University of Mississippi have been organizing to force the removal of the state flag from campus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘This is a Movement, Not a Moment’

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jul 23, 2015 Black Lives Matter changed the life of one young activist. Now, despite being hit with numerous criminal charges for her activism, she refuses to back down on her organizing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )