Film

Portrait of the Victim as a Young Man

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 18, 2024 RaMell Ross’ take on Colson Whitehead’s “Nickel Boys” is an inventive and socially charged masterwork. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Record Turnout in Georgia? Not Quite

Greg Palast / Truthdig Dec 15, 2022 A 1-million-vote nosedive in turnout was well-concealed by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp to cover up the effects of “Jim Crow 2.O” at the launch his presidential campaign Dig deeper ( 7 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 )

America Can’t Wait Any Longer for Reparations

Robert Earl Price / Independent Media Institute Oct 30, 2019 The U.S. owes a tremendous debt to the descendants of four million slaves. Until it is paid, the country will never be whole. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Key Reparation to Descendants of Slaves Wouldn’t Cost a Dime

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Oct 23, 2019 Ending the death penalty, which is disproportionately imposed on African Americans, would be a good first step toward righting some of this nation’s wrongs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: A Once, Always and Future Empire

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 28, 2019 The worrisome state of today's nation did not spring into existence with the 2016 election. It is a product of long historical trends. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

What’s Behind America’s Racial Wealth Gap?

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Aug 28, 2019 "The Color of Money" author Mehrsa Baradaran examines the long-term ramifications of denying African Americans home and property ownership. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

The 400-Year-Old Wound Tearing at the Heart of America

Jessicah Pierre / OtherWords Aug 25, 2019 Healing the deep damage of racism is about ensuring equity not only for African Americans but also for our entire economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Long and Bloody History of White Supremacy in the U.S.

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Aug 12, 2019 What can settler colonialism and slavery teach us about Donald Trump and 8chan? Quite a bit, says author and professor Gerald Horne. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

White Nationalist Shootings Should Make Us Rethink ‘National Security’

Jefferson Morley / Independent Media Institute Aug 7, 2019 If we're to successfully neutralize this growing threat, we must re-evaluate a term that is rooted in nationalism and racist ideology. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump May Be a White Nationalist, but American Racism Is Bipartisan

Paul Street / Truthdig Jul 19, 2019 Despite its rhetoric and appearance of diversity, the Democratic Party is deeply complicit in the nation’s structural and institutional racism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 4, 2019 The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )