It’s Time to Use the ‘F’ Word to Describe Trump

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 2, 2018 The issue of the president’s fascism has reached center stage in the U.S., sparked by the administration’s shameful treatment of refugees and its Gestapo-like "zero tolerance" policy on border crossings. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How the Left Can Gain Footing in White America

Paul Street / Truthdig May 16, 2018 Attaining Martin Luther King's goal of "the radical reconstruction of society itself" will require backing from the nation's heartland. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

‘Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World’

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Apr 30, 2018 The 2007-2008 financial crisis triggered a massive shift in the global order. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Far-Right Views Go Mainstream in Europe

VANESSA GERA and DUSAN STOJANOVIC / The Associated Press Apr 3, 2018 Since WWII, such views were taboo in Europe, but today they are openly expressed by political leaders—part of a populist surge in the face of globalization and mass migration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The President’s BFFs Are the World’s Greatest Human Rights Abusers

John Feffer / TomDispatch Mar 26, 2018 Trump's across-the-board scorn for human rights is on display as he buddies up with the world’s most notorious autocrats. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 28, 2018 The oligarchic and military elites have a handmaiden in the Oval Office, and he won’t be ousted as long as he serves their interests. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Time to Close Our Foreign Military Bases

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Jan 17, 2018 The United States cannot be a moral or ethical country until it accepts the realities of U.S. empire and the destruction it causes around the world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Author Pankaj Mishra on Global Shift to Authoritarianism (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 7, 2017 The Truthdig columnist sits down with author Pankaj Mishra to discuss the failures of modern society and analyze the factors behind the worldwide rise of authoritarianism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How Trump’s Advisers Schooled Him on Globalism

By Matthew Lee and Jonathan Lemire / AP Sep 18, 2017 In a coordinated effort, some of Trump’s aides have worked to maintain—if not expand—the American footprint and influence abroad. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rojava: ‘One of the World’s Most Interesting Experiments in Democracy’

Staff and Larry Gross / Truthdig Sep 3, 2017 Out of the ashes of the Syrian war, a democracy is rising. Net neutrality's fate hangs in the air. And public libraries are as important as ever. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America’s Invisible White Supremacist Ideology Led Us Here

By Ajamu Baraka Aug 18, 2017 U.S. society has been moving rightward for decades—and pulling much of Europe with it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

With Cultural Integration, ‘People Will Always Need to Create Others‘

Eden Collinsworth / Truthdig Aug 16, 2017 In "Behaving Badly: The New Morality in Politics, Sex and Business," the author unravels how we make moral choices in our ethically flexible age. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )