American Vivisection

By Jon Jeter Nov 8, 2019 A new book uses multiple instruments to dissect the illiberal American mind, returning always to Ground Zero: racism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

In Lieu of a Press Conference

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Five Donald Trump Headlines More Outrageous Than the ‘Hamilton’ Tiff

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 23, 2016 The New York Times ran the "Hamilton" story above the fold, while news that Trump had settled student lawsuits over the fraudulent Trump University for $25 million was placed below the fold. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Public-Sector Banks: From Black Sheep to Global Leaders

By Ellen Brown, Truthout Mar 8, 2012 Conventional wisdom holds that government bureaucrats are bad businesspeople. But around the world, the many countries with strong public banking sectors generally have strong, stable economies. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Anthony Heilbut on MaryBeth Hamilton’s ‘In Search of the Blues’

Anthony Heilbut / Truthdig Mar 21, 2008 What accounts for the strange need of some white scholars -- from the plantation nostalgists of the late 1890s to the "Blues Mafia" of the 1960s -- to honor African-American culture by trying to save black people from themselves? Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

9/11 Panel Leaders Accuse CIA, White House of Obstructing Inquiry

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2008 On Wednesday, the same day that Attorney General Mukasey announced the launching of a federal probe into the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes, the chairman and vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton, respectively, published an explosive Op-Ed piece in The New York Times slamming the CIA and the Bush administration for "stonewalling" their investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Group to Call for Iraq Withdrawals; Bush Remains Obstinate

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2006 The Iraq Study Group has apparently reached a consensus and will recommend a gradual pullback of U forces in Iraq, though without a timetable But after meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday, President Bush was already dismissive of the suggestion: "We're going to stay in Iraq to get the job done as long as the government wants us there". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )