Was Ending the Draft a Grave Mistake?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 3, 2019 Switching from all-volunteer to mandatory military service could force Americans to reconsider their ever-expanding empire. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Fascism by Another Name

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Mar 12, 2019 In The Atlantic, David Frum argues that liberals must curtail immigration—or authoritarians will. He’s already chosen his side. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The End of the American Republic

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Feb 20, 2019 Donald Trump’s national emergency heralds a new era in our nation’s history—one with frightening parallels to the Roman Empire. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘The G-20 Is Death,’ and Other Lessons in Global Capitalism

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Dec 4, 2018 As the world's powers gather for their annual summit, demonstrators denounce imperialism, austerity and more. A dispatch from Buenos Aires. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: A Savage ‘War to End All Wars,’ and a Failed Peace

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 24, 2018 World War I caused deaths on a then-unimaginable scale, sowed the seeds of WWII and forever restricted our civil liberties. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Tragic Dawn of Overseas Imperialism

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 10, 2018 By 1898, a great land empire had been forged through brutal conquest. Now the American gaze turned to foreign lands. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

The U.S. Ignores Its Vietnamese Victims to This Day

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Oct 29, 2018 Decades after the Vietnam War, natives of the Mekong Delta share their stories of loss, hardship and enduring suffering. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Chomsky Challenge for Americans

Paul Street / Truthdig Jun 13, 2018 Monstrous U.S. war crimes since the early 1950s have gone down George Orwell's "memory hole." Now, we have no concept of empathy—or reality. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Needed Now: A Real and Radical Left

Paul Street / Truthdig May 30, 2018 Despite what we may hear from the media, Republicans and Democrats themselves, the Democratic Party is not "the left" but just another slave to the corporate capitalism that is leading us to destruction. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

How the U.S. and Iran Got to This Tense Moment

Medea Benjamin / Truthdig Apr 26, 2018 Iran has become the primary target of American antagonism, when Saudi Arabia, an even more repressive regime, remains a close ally. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Why Are Some on the Left Falling for Fake News on Syria?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 19, 2018 Just because Donald Trump is using the recent chemical attack as an excuse to bomb Syria does not mean the attack didn't happen. We need to acknowledge the reality of Syrian suffering at the hands of Assad, Putin and the U.S. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Much Longer Can the U.S. Remain a Superpower?

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 18, 2018 Washington is answering this imperial existential question the only way it can, with its awesome war machine, oiled by lies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )