Paul Street / TruthdigJan 23, 2019
The ongoing saga over the government shutdown and Trump’s border wall is so ludicrous it would make George Orwell blush. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Paul Von Blum / TruthdigJan 11, 2019
In an age of alternative facts, this new edition of the classic "Lies My Teacher Told Me" is an essential cornerstone of historical literacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 24, 2018
American Civil Liberties Union attorney Jacob Snow examines the close partnership between private enterprise and the surveillance state. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
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Karen J. Greenberg / TomDispatchMay 20, 2018
Significant parts of an American language long familiar to us are going down the equivalent of George Orwell’s infamous Memory Hole, quite literally and in a remarkably coherent way. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 3, 2018
In a video for acTVism Munich, the renowned Marxist economist explains what "homework" Orwell would've benefited from. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigApr 6, 2018
Pentagon planners' use of such words as "freedom" and "hope" and catchy code names for U.S. operations reflects our utter hypocrisy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Norman Solomon / TruthdigMar 8, 2018
The whistleblower says do what Katharine Gun did in 2003. Gun is a former U.K. intelligence analyst who leaked information about the illegality of the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Robert Parry / ConsortiumnewsSep 27, 2017
Russia has become the villain in virtually every bad thing that happens, and U.S. dissidents are being treated as "fellow travelers." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By Robert Parry / Consortium NewsJul 31, 2017
Since the election, some U.S. media and tech companies are using "fake news" hysteria to establish a Ministry of Truth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigJul 8, 2017
Saying he was put into office by blue-collar voters serves the interests of top Democrats, Republicans, the dominant media and the big-business elite. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
By Ron CharlesJun 10, 2017
The best literary precedent for what we're enduring now is not the absolute order of Big Brother but the irrational eruptions of King Lear. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Todd Gitlin / TruthdigJun 3, 2017
The vocabulary and speaking style of Donald Trump's press secretary resembles a form of speech from George Orwell's "1984." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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