Virus Anxiety Triggers Biggest 1-Day Market Drop Since 2011

STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA / The Associated Press Feb 27, 2020 The S&P 500 has plunged 12% from the all-time high it set just a week ago, putting the index in what markets watchers call a “correction.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s Mendacity Is a Threat to Public Safety

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 22, 2019 Between his announced raids of immigrant communities and attacks on sitting congresswomen, the president is putting people’s lives at risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fear and Our Political World

Rayyan Al-Shawaf / Truthdig Nov 16, 2018 Philosopher Martha Nussbaum writes, "Monarchs feed on fear from below. Fear of the monarch's punishment ensures compliance. And fear of outside threats ensures voluntary servitude." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A ‘Nervous Breakdown’ of the Executive Branch

Philip Rucker and Robert Costa Sep 14, 2018 Bob Woodward paints a harrowing picture of an unhinged president and a White House where, as one aide put it, the staff was "walking along the edge of the cliff perpetually." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Trump Rages Over Portrayal in New Woodward Book

ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2018 The president complains that journalists shouldn't be able to "get away with" such depictions and urges Congress to change libel laws. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Frightening Foreign Policy Revealed in Woodward’s Book on Trump

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 5, 2018 Here are some of the points gleaned from excerpts from Bob Woodward’s upcoming book, “Fear,” which profiles the Trump White House on the basis of hundreds of hours of interviews with staffers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Latino Students in Philadelphia Draw Comics to Reveal Their Fears About Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2017 The kids—ages 7 to 15, from undocumented families of Mexican descent—express themselves at an "Illustrated Migration Stories" workshop. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

When Fear Comes

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 9, 2017 Fear, a despotic state’s most potent weapon, keeps a population compliant. It will be lavishly supplied as we are thrust into a new dark age. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How the Republican Party Rules a Nation That Hates It

Paul Street / Truthdig Nov 25, 2016 The strange political dominance of the Grand Old Party can be explained by 12 factors, including the neoliberal agenda of the Democratic Party, gerrymandering, the politics of fear, and mass ignorance in much of the U.S. populace. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

This Fourth of July Let’s Choose Patriotism That Stands for Inclusion Over Exclusion, Hope Over Fear

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jun 29, 2016 We hear a lot about patriotism, especially around the Fourth of July. But in 2016 we’re hearing about two very different types of patriotism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Journalist for The Intercept Is Kicked Out of Counterterrorism Conference

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 24, 2015 “We’re not banning you, we’re just not allowing you access,” a security officer told reporter Ryan Gallagher when he showed up at one of the world’s largest annual counterterrorism events. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bibi’s Winning Strategy

Steve Sack, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons Mar 19, 2015 Dig deeper