Book Review

America’s Long History of Hostility to Conscription

Arnie Alpert / Waging Nonviolence Dec 8, 2023 A comprehensive new book by Vietnam War draft resister Jerry Elmer documents over a century of U.S. opposition to war and the military draft. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

America’s Dangerous Inheritance From World War I

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 21, 2020 The U.S. war on the free press, free speech, and dissent more generally, are all rooted in the so-called "Good War." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Democrats Are Becoming the Party of Permanent War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 6, 2019 For the liberal establishment, even muted praise of the president's anti-interventionist rhetoric has become a crime akin to treason. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Time to Get on Board With Bernie

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 26, 2019 The Democratic Party is mainly about big corporate donors who love capitalism, not its voter base, which prefers socialism. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: A Savage ‘War to End All Wars,’ and a Failed Peace

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 24, 2018 World War I caused deaths on a then-unimaginable scale, sowed the seeds of WWII and forever restricted our civil liberties. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: Wealth, Squalor in the Progressive Era

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 27, 2018 Populism and progressivism were fueled by idealistic dreams, but in the end they were dragged down by self-interest and racism. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

David McReynolds, Pacifist and Socialist, 1929-2018

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Aug 29, 2018 Charming, ornery, all too human: the radical legacy of a democratic socialist. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Et Tu, Bernie?

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 17, 2018 Sen. Bernie Sanders, once an independent maverick, has been politically neutered by the Democratic Party establishment and is becoming a parody of himself. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Danger of Leadership Cults

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 6, 2018 Civil rights leader Bob Moses warns today’s protest movements not to allow media celebrity and protest spectacles to take the place of organizing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Abuses of History

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 24, 2017 "History" often is a tool for keeping power in the hands of the elite. The controversy over Confederate monuments points up the mendacious national narrative that has been spoon-fed to Americans. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Eugene Debs and the Kingdom of Evil

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 17, 2017 The socialist leader understood that justice and economic equality will come only from overthrowing the capitalist elites. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Marine Le Pen Is a Fascist—Not a ‘Right-Wing Populist,’ Which Is a Contradiction in Terms

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Apr 25, 2017 The term "populist" has a clear historical origin in the United States. It's important we claim it. (Pictured: Marine Le Pen) Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )