Reign of Idiots

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 1, 2017 Heading the mindless generals, economists, bankers and politicians is the King of the Idiots, who victimizes the mass of Americans between tweets. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Former President Obama Has a New Job: Control the Official Narrative of American Exceptionalism

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 28, 2017 Barack Obama now must protect the ruling class, the empire and his role in maintaining the empire: his legacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

American Imperialism Leads the World Into Dante’s Vision of Hell

Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould / Truthdig Apr 24, 2017 This four-part series called "Universal Empire" examines the current stage of the neocon takeover of American policy that began after World War II. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Ajamu Baraka: A Renewed Peace Movement Is the Antidote to Misguided Black Politicians

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 22, 2017 The human rights activist and 2016 Green Party vice presidential candidate is leading the Black Alliance for Peace, a project against "war, repression and imperialism." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

MLK and Barack Obama: Diametrically Opposed Legacies

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 5, 2017 Have black people, historically the most left-leaning constituency in the United States, shed their anti-imperialist views and embraced war? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Barack Obama’s Neoliberal Legacy: Rightward Drift and Donald Trump

Paul Street / Truthdig Jan 4, 2017 The Wall Street takeover of Washington, D.C., and the related imperial agenda of the “Pentagon System” were advanced more effectively by the nation’s first black president than they could have been by white Republicans such as John McCain or Mitt Romney. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

What We Expect to See in 2017

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2017 2016 is history. As we turn the page on this strange and difficult year, Truthdig editors and writers look ahead to what the new year might bring. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Women in India Suffer as They Serve as Surrogates

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 "It doesn’t happen anywhere else in the world. It is poverty that is motivating them to do it, and it is inhuman.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Unthinkable Politics and the Bodies of Children

By Henry A. Giroux / Truthout Nov 2, 2016 Hillary Clinton's alleged regard for children falls apart in light of her hawkish policies on global regime change, drone attacks and cyber-warfare, and her unqualified support for the warfare state. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Empire Strikes Back

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 3, 2016 U.S. imperialism and vicious corporate exploitation have returned to Latin America, and the region’s populist governments and movements are broken or in disarray. The defeat of the Latin American left is our defeat. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Venturing Into ‘the Capitalist Labyrinth’ (Video)

BLANK Aug 24, 2016 In this week’s edition of “On Contact,” Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and author Rob Urie explore how our economic system is responsible for nuclear weaponry, climate change and imperialism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Where Did the American Century Go?

By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jul 9, 2016 If huge swaths of the world have begun to disintegrate in an era when minority insurgencies and terror outfits are the worst opponents the U.S. faces, consider what chaos could come to regions where a potentially hostile power remains. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )