What Christmas Means

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig 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 )

Where Is Our Martin Luther King Jr.?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 25, 2016 We need more humble prophets -- to remind the skeptical that religion, which can indeed be divisive, is also a moral prod and an intellectual spark. But such figures are hard to find in this election year. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin Asks Barack Obama to Stop Playing ‘the Race Card’ in Honor of Martin Luther King

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 21, 2014 The former governor of Alaska took the holiday to remind everyone that she is more racially sensitive than the first black president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Cronkite Moment for the Blowback Era

David Sirota / Truthdig Apr 26, 2013 You are not allowed to honestly discuss the Central Intelligence Agency's concept of "blowback" without putting yourself at risk of being deemed a traitor to country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Recalls Obama’s Fall From Grace

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 19, 2011 Wright says Barack Obama came to him in 2008 and asked, " ‘You know what your problem is?’ I said, ‘What is that?’ He said, ‘You have to tell the truth.’ " Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The Tears of Gaza Must Be Our Tears

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 9, 2010 Muslim, Christian or Jew, we ignore this suffering at the peril of our own humanity. As Rachel Corrie wrote in her last letter to her parents, "I could live a comfortable life and possibly, with no effort at all, exist in complete unawareness of my participation in genocide."Muslim, Christian or Jew, we ignore this suffering at the peril of our own humanity. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

War of the Word

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 26, 2008 Would God ever damn America? Is there anything we have done or could do as a nation that might court such severe judgment from an almighty, or is there a peculiar American exemption from God's wrath? The prediction of God's damnation for bad behavior is made in both black and white churches. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Resign-a-Thon 2008 Continues

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2008 Within the span of a week, the Obama and Clinton campaigns have both weathered the scandal-induced resignations of three key advisers. In this latest round of campaign poker, Obama's pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., stepped down Friday from the Illinois senator's African American Religious Leadership Committee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )