Five Lessons in the History of American Defeat

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Apr 15, 2018 Let's take a few moments to think about what some of those lessons might be for the world’s most exceptional and indispensable nation, the planet’s sole superpower, the globe’s only sheriff. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Our Criminal Justice System Serves to Protect the Villains

Lee Camp / Truthdig Mar 27, 2018 Actions in the United States that are illegal versus legal are inverted from what they should be in an evolved culture. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Looking for History in All the Wrong Places

Moises Naim Mar 23, 2018 A new book maintains that historians have paid too much attention to monarchies, empires, governments and corporations, and too little to the loose social networks that often end up disrupting them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The U.S. Doubles Down as Empire Declines

Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Mar 19, 2018 As predictions of the end of American empire trickle in, the nation, in response, is doing more of what has been causing the decline. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

No Cards Left to Play but the Threat of Armageddon

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Mar 15, 2018 U.S. politics in the era of imperial decline will be nasty, stupid, petty and racist—just as we are already experiencing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

California’s Democratic Primary and the Sham of Elections

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Mar 6, 2018 Career politicians in big corporate parties don't want competition. They want the illusion of fair and functional democracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Unlearning War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 22, 2018 The apathy and ignorance of Americans enable a militarized nation to wage forever wars. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The World Will Not Mourn the Decline of U.S. Hegemony

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 20, 2018 Uncle Sam’s weakening is just fine with most Earth residents who pay attention to global events. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

The Things We See but Don’t Say in the Afghanistan War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 14, 2018 America’s Afghan "partners" are morally flawed and lack the legitimacy necessary for "victory." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Dark Money Then, Trumpocalypse Now

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Feb 5, 2018 The Russians didn't bring us Donald Trump. It was the usual suspects: private equity and hedge funds bandits. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

America the Pariah

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 30, 2018 The U.S. culture of militarism represents the dark side of our exceptionalist project. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )