Illuminating the Darkness in the Age of Despair

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2017 In a U.K. commencement speech, the author urges grads to "confront the poisonous authoritarianism that is emerging in many countries today." (Pictured, an anti-Trump march in London.) Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Thinking Dangerously: The Role of Higher Education in Authoritarian Times

By Henry Giroux / Truthout Jun 30, 2017 Any viable attempt at developing democratic politics must address the role of education and civic literacy as central to politics itself. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Manufactured Illiteracy and Miseducation

By Henry Giroux / Salon Jun 27, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is Donald Trump’s gift to the billionaires, evangelicals, hedge fund managers and bankers who view schools as training centers and sources of profit. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trump Versus Comey: The Politics of Lawlessness, Lying and Fake News

By Henry Giroux / Ragazine Jun 14, 2017 Rather than see the president’s actions as another sign of a government unraveling, the mainstream press is largely focused on whether the adversaries are lying. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Dancing With the Devil: Trump’s Politics of Fascist Collaboration

By Henry Giroux / Truthout May 17, 2017 The undeniable truth is that Trump is the product of an authoritarian movement and ideology with fascist overtones. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Thinking Dangerously in Dark Times

By Henry Giroux / The Philosophical Salon Apr 28, 2017 In view of a relentless attack on the truth and on the ethical imagination, it's crucial for Americans to uphold critical thinking and hold authority accountable. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Shutting Down American-Style Authoritarianism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2017 The horrors unfolding under the Trump administration are abetted by liberals who still believe that capitalism and democracy are synonymous. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Menace of Trump and the New Authoritarianism: An Interview With Henry Giroux

By Joan Pedro-Carañana / Truthout Apr 14, 2017 The renowned intellectual and social activist analyzes the underlying forces of authoritarianism in the U.S. and Europe and argues the need for resistance. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

The Culture of Cruelty in Trump’s America

By Henry A. Giroux / Truthout Mar 22, 2017 The repressive state and market apparatus of the 19th century have returned with a vengeance, producing new levels of aggression and violence in U.S. society. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Rethinking Orwell’s ‘1984’ and Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ in Trump’s America

By Henry A. Giroux / Ragazine Feb 13, 2017 For Aldous Huxley, there was hope in a pessimism that had exhausted itself; for George Orwell, optimism had to be tempered by a sense of educated hope. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Normalizing Donald Trump’s Authoritarianism Is Not an Option

By Henry A. Giroux / Tikkun Daily Jan 23, 2017 For lawmakers, pundits and journalists, "normalization" is code for a retreat from moral and political responsibility—and it should be viewed as complicity. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Henry A. Giroux: Trump’s Cabinet Will Be a Group of ‘Neoliberal Evangelicals’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 9, 2017 The president-elect’s appointments “are indicative of forthcoming policy decisions that will increase the attack on democratic institutions and public goods,” says the scholar (pictured). The president-elect’s appointments “are indicative of forthcoming policy decisions that will increase the attack on democratic institutions and public goods,” says the scholar (pictured). Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )