Bernie Sanders’ Powerful Graduation Speech Calls for National Transformation (Video)

By Alexandra Rosenmann / AlterNet May 31, 2017 At Brooklyn College, which he once attended, the Vermont senator urges graduates to fight back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Washington’s Trend of Demonizing Foes Lands Sean Spicer in Hot Water

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 12, 2017 The White House spokesman's belligerent malapropisms soared to new heights Tuesday with his comments about Hitler not gassing his own people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Holocaust Survivor Bernard Marks on the ‘Travesty of Justice’ in Trump’s America (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2017 Marks, whose speech at a California immigration forum in March went viral, draws parallels between the U.S. today and Germany in the 1930s. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Beware of Another Reichstag Fire

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2017 The lessons of the Holocaust warn against authoritarianism and the danger of a single crisis solidifying power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Fight Against Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism Won’t Be Won by This White House

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 24, 2017 The Trump administration has failed to address threats of violence against Jews and Muslims in the U.S.—but Americans committed to justice can do what the president won’t. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Where Memory Leads’

By Elaine Margolin Dec 15, 2016 Holocaust scholar Saul Friedlander's new memoir is riveting in its fierce intelligence and candor. Resilience shouts out to us from each page. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Siege of Leningrad, Nazis and the Untold History of World War II in Russia and Estonia

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Sep 1, 2016 A trip to Northern Europe and the former Soviet Union uncovers buried truths about Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust—and reminds us of the power of travel to astound. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Facing Hate With Elie Wiesel

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2016 "We must speak We must take sides," the late Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate and author told Bill Moyers in this timeless interview We must take sides". Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Holocaust Survivor Lola Mozes Revisit Nazi-Occupied Poland (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2016 Mozes' testimony is both a history lesson and a cautionary tale for our time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hedy Epstein, Human Rights Activist and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 91

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2016 Epstein devoted her life to advocating for human rights after escaping the horrors of Nazi Germany. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Benjamin Netanyahu Ratchets Up the Conflict Between Israel’s Politicians and Military

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2016 It's a dangerous inversion: In Israel, according to Ronen Bergman in his analysis for The New York Times, the relationship that Benjamin Netanyahu and other politicians are cultivating with their country's military and intelligence leaders is one in which the wrong side is making the case for caution. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )