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American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious ‘Cold’ War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born. Dig deeper ( 58 Min. Read )

Pete Seeger: Troubadour of Truth and Justice

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 Pete Seeger's life, like the arc of the moral universe famously invoked by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., bent toward justice. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pete Seeger Outlasted the Bastards

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 Pete Seeger wasn't one of those legendary performers who made the world a better place with music. He was the original. He was inimitable and unique and indomitable in his mission to bring light to the dark places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Origin of America’s Intellectual Vacuum

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 15, 2010 The country suffers an impoverishment of ideas and analysis at a moment when we desperately need radical voices to make sense of the corporate destruction of the global economy and the ecosystem.The country suffers an impoverishment of ideas and analysis at a moment when we desperately need radical voices. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

House Leaders Cite ‘Un-American’ Activities

BLANK Aug 11, 2009 We're sympathetic to members of the House who find themselves getting yelled at by hecklers with less-than-pure motives, but calling that behavior "un-American" is probably ill-advised when you represent a body of government that famously had a committee by the same name. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )