Reckoning With Failure in the War on Terror

Chris Hedges, Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 8, 2019 The endless conflict is the final gasp of the American Empire, signaling the end of hegemony abroad and democracy at home. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Family That Made Millions on Opioids Gave to Anti-Muslim Groups

Ilana Novick Mar 26, 2019 The Sacklers portrayed themselves as patrons of the arts, but some of their Oxy-Contin profits made their way to Islamophobic organizations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

White Nationalism’s Most Powerful Accelerant

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 Big Tech is serving up hate on an industrial scale, radicalizing scores of young white men. Atrocities like Christchurch's are the result. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Jacinda Ardern Shows Trump What Leadership Looks Like

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 21, 2019 The New Zealand prime minister's response to the Christchurch mosque shootings stands in stark contrast to the U.S. president's. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mourners Pay Tribute to New Zealand Victims, Await Burials

NICK PERRY and JULIET WILLIAMS / The Associated Press Mar 17, 2019 A steady stream of mourners pay tribute at a makeshift memorial to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rupert Murdoch Is a Relentless Purveyor of Islamophobia

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 17, 2019 The world-straddling press lord's media is under pressure in the wake of the massacre of 50 worshipers by a white supremacist terrorist at a New Zealand mosque. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Multiple Deaths in Shootings at 2 New Zealand Mosques

MARK BAKER AND NICK PERRY / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mar 14, 2019 A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings left a 74-page anti-immigrant manifesto. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Isn’t Tucker Carlson’s Hate Speech a Deal-Breaker?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 14, 2019 The Fox News host was espousing the sort of racism and sexism years ago that Trump and his base echo today. How long will we tolerate it? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Rep. Omar’s Choice

Sam Husseini Mar 6, 2019 The Minnesota congresswoman, who has been criticized for her recent remarks about Israel, basically has three options before her. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Insisting on Resistance in an Age of Ignorance

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Feb 20, 2019 Malicious ignorance is a willful refusal to reflect enough to do justice to the complexity of an idea and its potential consequences. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Who Edits the Wikipedia Editors?

CELISA CALACAL / Independent Media Institute Feb 5, 2019 The online encyclopedia relies on 250,000 users to maintain its integrity, but pitfalls in the system can allow "facts" to be distorted. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

7 Racist Exclusions that Reveal America’s Ugly Side

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 28, 2019 On the occasion of the two-year anniversary of Trump’s Muslim visa ban and Holocaust Remembrance Day, it's worth reviewing some U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )