America: Land of Make-Believe

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 3, 2020 The self-aggrandizing lies we tell ourselves have induced a collective schizophrenia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Is Annihilating Truth Itself

Karen Greenberg / TomDispatch Nov 21, 2019 George Orwell warned that a “lack of precision” in language can destabilize entire societies. America's 45th president is living proof. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Age of Radical Evil

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 14, 2019 All life, including our own, has become expendable, sacrificed on the altar of profit in a culture of death. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Curse of Moral Purity

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 26, 2019 The empty moral crusades championed by the left and the right are stoking the fires of fanaticism. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Palestinians Really Think of Jared Kushner’s Plan

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 9, 2019 Are Palestinians giving up on having their own state, creating an "opening" for the Trump administration, as the Wall Street Journal argues? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Critical Thinking Couldn’t Be More Critical

Henry Giroux / Truthdig May 13, 2019 Critical thought and the imaginings of a better world present a direct threat to neoliberalism. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

‘The Brink’ Lays Bare the Banality of Steve Bannon’s Evil

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Mar 28, 2019 Filmmaker Alison Klayman documents what she learned about Donald Trump’s former adviser after spending a tumultuous year with him. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Teachers Are Rising Up to Resist Neoliberal Attacks on Education

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Feb 1, 2019 Not only do these teachers see education as deeply political, they also see it as a form of organized resistance. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Born Disposable: Trump’s War on Youth

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jan 18, 2019 The Trump administration views children not as the promise of a future, but as a threat to the present. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Living in a Country Where Credibility Is Ancient History

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jan 10, 2019 Eroding the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy is a key feature of the Trumpian moment. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Israel Is Captive to Its ‘Destructive Process’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 15, 2018 In this repost from 2014, Chris Hedges looks at a tragic deadlock that remains mostly unchanged today. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Legalizing Tyranny

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 4, 2018 The U.S. judicial system routinely provides unfair trials and coerces defendants—often poor people of color, and often innocent—into accepting plea deals that call for brutally long sentences. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )