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 )

Truthdigger of the Week: Stéphane Hessel

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 14, 2013 Stéphane Hessel, the French-German author of "Indignez-vous" who died in February at age 95, is a towering figure of 20th-century resistance and an example to those who hope to create the future.Stéphane Hessel, the French-German author of "Indignez-vous" who died in February at age 95, is a towering figure of 20th-century resistance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Regulate Dissent in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 13, 2012 He spent decades playing the role of a tough guy who says no with his fists, but the Chinese action star recently told reporters he thinks the government should place limits on the right of citizens in his hometown to protest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greek Government Is Courting Fascism, Officer Alleges (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 27, 2012 Political neglect of the Greek police has allowed members of the ultranationalist Golden Dawn party to infiltrate the country’s security services while encouraging underpaid officers to accept support from society’s energetic, far-right fascist elements, a senior officer claims. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America the Great … Police State

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Aug 2, 2012 Truthdig was proud to be the home of Gore Vidal's essays over the last six years In a tribute to his legacy, we'll be rerunning his great works In this essay, written in 2009, Vidal wants us to accept that the US is no longer a republic, no longer governed by laws -- only by armed men and force . Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Walking Into Weimar America

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 7, 2012 Austerity, attacks on democracy, the rise of extremism: The U.S. in 2012 looks eerily similar to Germany’s Weimar Republic of the late 1920s and early ’30s. Historian Robert Cruickshank registers the likeness between Germany’s pre-fascist history and what could be America's. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alexander Cockburn’s Amerika

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 7, 2012 Two percent of the U.S. adult population in lockup; 600,000 “stop-and-frisks” in New York City; three-quarters of a million people booked as official sex offenders. Counterpunch editor Alexander Cockburn thinks it's time we revisit the notion of “fascism.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Northern Light

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 4, 2012 Those of us who care about a civil society, and who abhor violence, should begin to replicate what is happening in Quebec. Their fight is our fight. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Youth in Revolt: The Plague of State-Sponsored Violence

By Henry Giroux, Truthout Mar 15, 2012 Young people the world over demonstrating against economic injustice are met with state-sanctioned violence and insults in the mainstream media, rather than informed dialogue, critical engagement and reformed policies. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Krugman Calls It a Depression

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2011 The Nobel Prize-winning economist writes in his New York Times column Sunday that even though "it’s not a full replay of the Great Depression," people continue to suffer without work and we should call the thing by its name. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Peek at Henry A. Giroux’s ‘Education and the Crisis of Public Values’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2011 "We are more than a nation in decline; we are a nation moving toward the bittersweet simplisms, policies and values of a new form of authoritarianism," writes Henry Giroux, in an article adapted from his new book on America's shift away from democratic values toward a rigid, market-driven uniformity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.K. Poll Shows a Far-Right Swing

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2011 In a worrisome poll conducted in the United Kingdom, a whopping 48 percent of respondents said they would consider supporting a new anti-immigration nationalist party that was void of the violence and fascist imagery usually associated with the far right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )