What Trump Is Breaking May Take a Long Time to Repair

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 6, 2018 It's easy to lose the habits and values of democracy, but incredibly hard to get them back. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

President Vents Over Russia Probe, Rails Against FBI

CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2018 In a rapid-fire series of tweets, Trump unloads over the Russia investigation, days after an indictment charged 13 Russians with a plot to interfere in the U.S. election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

McMaster Differs With Trump, Calls Russia Meddling ‘Incontrovertible’

DESMOND BUTLER and DAVID RISING / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2018 The national security adviser's statement, coming after 13 indictments in Robert Mueller's probe, shows a split in official views on interference in the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Send In the Clowns

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jan 27, 2018 If you’re still convinced that James Mattis, H.R. McMaster and James Kelly are the “adults” in the Trumpian playroom, check out Afghanistan and think again. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Why Trump’s North Korea ‘Bloody Nose’ Campaign Is a Big Bluff

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Jan 18, 2018 This administration, like its post-Cold War predecessors, has one way out of the crisis: real negotiations. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Seriously, How Dumb Is Trump?

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Jan 7, 2018 Some who work with the president have called him remarkably stupid. But hold on. It would be dangerous to underestimate the abilities of this con artist. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

10 Reasons U.S. Should Stick With Iran Nuclear Deal

By Medea Benjamin Oct 10, 2017 Before Donald Trump destroys the best global foreign policy achievement of the last decade, the world community has to stop him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Hypocrisies of Trump’s ‘Miniskirt’ Crusade in Afghanistan

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 31, 2017 U.S. policy has promoted the economic and religious right. The idea that it has been good for women in the global south is ludicrous. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Critic Calls N.Y. Times Op-Ed by Erik Prince an ‘Infomercial’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Aug 31, 2017 The Blackwater founder advocates privatizing the military in Afghanistan and compares his work to that of Elon Musk and SpaceX. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Peace President?

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Aug 2, 2017 Donald Trump's presidency has been six months of pain and confusion, but he has kept his campaign pledge to curtail Washington’s urge for regime change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Neocons Have a Long List of Endless-War Ideas for Donald Trump

By Robert Parry / Consortium News Apr 17, 2017 The Democrats’ "Russia-made-Hillary-lose" hysteria has pushed a weakened president toward hawks who support massive U.S. military intervention worldwide. (Pictured, at center, neocon Robert Kagan.) Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Dereliction of Duty, Redux

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Apr 12, 2017 All the evidence in Syria leads to an inescapable conclusion: The American military strike was a violation of international law. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )