James Baldwin Won the Battle, but William F. Buckley Won the War

John Timpane / Truthdig Feb 16, 2020 A new book explores the legacy of a momentous 1965 debate about race in America. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Best ‘Scheer Intelligence’ Episodes of 2019

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 28, 2019 This year's interviews explore the plot to discredit Julian Assange, an illegal CIA operation, William F. Buckley's toxic legacy and more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

William F. Buckley Never Fooled James Baldwin

Nicholas Buccola Dec 13, 2019 The conservative author often shared the same goals as white supremacists—a reality that was not lost on his greatest intellectual rival. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

There Is No Donald J. Trump Without William F. Buckley

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 1, 2019 An in-depth look at a debate between James Baldwin and the conservative thinker reveals pressing truths about racism in modern America. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

Integrity Forged in Cages

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish May 13, 2019 Former prisoners now graduating from Rutgers have triumphed over a system designed to crush them. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: JFK’s Cold War Chains

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 6, 2019 His obsession with foreign communism blinded him to U.S. domestic needs. It's time for Americans to stop mythologizing a reckless president. Dig deeper ( 32 Min. Read )

Putting Trump to Shame Without Ever Saying His Name

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 15, 2019 Written after the 45th president was inaugurated, Terrance Hayes’ sonnets have an urgency that will leave readers’ heads spinning. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Teachers Are Rising Up to Resist Neoliberal Attacks on Education

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Feb 1, 2019 Not only do these teachers see education as deeply political, they also see it as a form of organized resistance. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

The Books That Keep Me Alive on Death Row

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Nov 8, 2018 I have been forced to live in a 4½-by-11-foot cage against my will. Only literature can offer an escape from my hellish existence. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Lynching the Past

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Oct 1, 2018 Many Southern whites continue to lie to themselves and the world about the Civil War and the antebellum South. These lies perpetuate the evil they seek to hide. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

‘The Young Karl Marx’—Great Man, Great Acting, Adequate Movie

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Feb 23, 2018 Filmmaker Raoul Peck struggles to find tension in his look at the communist founder’s salad days. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Christmas Means

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Dec 24, 2017 The tale of Jesus’ birth is not for oppressors. It is for the oppressed. And what is quaint and picturesque to those who live in privilege is visceral and empowering to those the world condemns. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )