ernest hemingway

A Veterans Day Worth Celebrating

Maj. Danny Sjursen and Colleen Rowley Nov 11, 2019 Vets have become a prop for our political establishment. If we want to honor their fight, we should celebrate a declaration of peace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: The Decade That Roared, and Wept

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 8, 2018 The Roaring ’20s ushered in a new modernity and energy but also held the seeds of a great and devastating economic depression. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )

A Convicted Bank Robber Becomes a Must-Read Author With ‘Cherry’

By Ron Charles Aug 24, 2018 The author of this lacerating debut novel about war and heroin won't be going on book tour; he's got two more years to serve in prison. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sen. John McCain Salutes an American Communist

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 25, 2016 In a touching reflection in The New York Times, McCain paid tribute to the recently deceased Delmer Berg, an American Communist. Like McCain’s literary idol, Ernest Hemingway, Berg fought in Spain "for love” during the Spanish Civil War, the conservative senator wrote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Happy Birthday, Hemingway!

Allen Barra / Truthdig Jul 19, 2013 Sunday would be Ernest Hemingway's 114th birthday. More than anyone, he cleaned out the stuffy British conventions that clogged American writing in the 1920s and allowed the next generation to find their own voices.More than anyone, Ernest Hemingway cleaned out the stuffy British conventions that clogged American writing in the 1920s and allowed the next generation to find their own voices. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Ernest Hemingway: Dud KGB Spy?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 18, 2013 A new book, "Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America," reveals that the beloved American novelist was a spy in the service of the KGB -- but failed miserably at the job. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

My Father, Thatcher’s ‘Enemy Within’

By David James Apr 17, 2013 I couldn't face the "state" funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, not after such a short time since the death of my dad, who was for the first half of his long and hardworking life a South Wales coal miner deep "down the pit" in Cwmgrach, and one of the "enemies within," as the former prime minister put it.I couldn't face the "state" funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, not after such a short time since the death of my dad, a South Wales coal miner and one of the former prime minister's "enemies within." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )