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 )

Proof Greta Thunberg’s Climate Activism Is Working

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Sep 3, 2019 The 16-year-old Swede has become a favorite target of reactionaries across the globe. They know a legitimate threat when they see one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dubious History

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Jan 11, 2019 In an age of alternative facts, this new edition of the classic "Lies My Teacher Told Me" is an essential cornerstone of historical literacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

West Point Can’t Hide Its Reverence for the Confederacy

Spenser Rapone / Truthdig Oct 24, 2018 Robert E. Lee is practically a fixture on campus. What will it take for the academy to pull down these totems of white supremacy? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Historian Howard Zinn Warned Us About the Supreme Court

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Oct 8, 2018 On the heels of Kavanaugh's confirmation, we must remind ourselves that the words 'Equal Justice Before the Law' have always been a sham. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Establishment’s ‘Fear’ Is Different From Yours

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 24, 2018 Political and media elites from both major parties may now consider Trump a threat, but their reasons and potential fixes are in line with their own interests. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Soldier’s Tale

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Jun 24, 2018 Spenser Rapone—dismissed by some of his classmates at West Point as the “communist cadet”—courageously confronted the military’s toxic hyper-masculinity, misogyny, racism and role as the enforcer for global capitalism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

America Needs a Radical Dr. King, Not a New Obama

Paul Street / CounterPunch Jan 22, 2018 The real Martin Luther King—not a sanitized version—was a democratic socialist who believed the U.S. had to reconstruct its whole system. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Cardin’s Anti-Russia Views Make Him a Fitting Foe for Manning

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 The Maryland senator—facing a primary contest with the whistleblower—is one of the loudest and most prominent voices calling for hostility toward Russia and deserves to be challenged. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Vietnam Myopia, 50 Years Later

Danny Goldberg / Truthdig Sep 26, 2017 “The Vietnam War” series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on PBS does not present, as its makers claim, a balanced view of the war. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Abuses of History

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Sep 24, 2017 "History" often is a tool for keeping power in the hands of the elite. The controversy over Confederate monuments points up the mendacious national narrative that has been spoon-fed to Americans. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Silence of the Good People

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 6, 2017 Now is not the time for the progressive majority to see elections and patience as ways to confront ecocidal evil in power. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )