Wounds of War

The ‘War on Terror’ Was a War of Terror

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 9, 2026 After 9/11, fear and rage blended into high octane for a war machine set for large-scale killing. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

TD Column

Operation Enduring Stereotype

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Apr 2, 2026 Trump’s Iran speech may mark the moment he became America, forever, in the eyes of the world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Opinion

The Deafening Abdication of Four Ex-Presidents on Trump

Ralph Nader / Nader.org Mar 30, 2026 Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden are living luxurious lives while largely AWOL from joining the existing but overwhelmed civic opposition. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump’s Mission Accomplished Moment

Dave Whamond Mar 12, 2026 Dig deeper

Opinion

‘We Need to Work This Out’

Matt Bivens / Truthdig Jan 23, 2026 Recently declassified Bush-Putin transcripts are a timely reminder of the enduring urgency of pulling back from the nuclear brink. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Military

Trump Is Making the Same Mistakes Bush Made in Iraq

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 5, 2026 With his attack on Venezuela and abduction of Maduro, Donald Trump has committed to repeating five critical errors that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Film

An Enhanced Interrogation of an American Shame

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Apr 26, 2024 In “I Am Gitmo,” French director Philippe Diaz recreates the torture rooms inside the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Dehumanizing the Terrorists

Adam Zyglis Dec 18, 2023 Dig deeper

Ear to the Ground

“We Were Used. We Were Betrayed.” 

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2023 Shortly after writing his “Last Letter” for Truthdig, Tomas Young decided to leave hospice and accept further medical treatment. He died on November 10, 2014, at the age of 34. Following his death, Phil Donahue published a remembrance of Young in the Nation, and Amy Goodman and Chris Hedges wrote a number of pieces for Truthdig. Nearly ten years after Young’s death, his suffering, struggle, courage, and fiery eloquence stand among our most powerful testaments to the incalculable human cost of a criminal and unnecessary war.  Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )