Opinion

Carter Told Trump How to Put America First. Will He Do It?

Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies / InDepthNews Jan 3, 2025 “China has not wasted a single penny on war,” Carter told Trump in 2019, “and that’s why they’re ahead of us, in almost every way." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

Dave Whamond Dec 30, 2024 Dig deeper

TD Original

Carter’s Focus on Human Rights Changed the Global South

James North / Truthdig Dec 30, 2024 Through policy, pressure and negotiation, the late president's effort were both immediate and, sometimes, lasting. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Book Review

Challenging Popular Narratives on the Sandinsita Revolution

Camilo Serrano Corredor / NACLA Sep 27, 2024 Gerardo Sánchez Nateras' book uses a variety of Central American archives to present alternatives to the dominant accounts of the Nicaraguan revolution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Activism

Rosalynn Carter: A Pioneer in Mental Health Advocacy

Amanda Becker / The 19th Nov 21, 2023 Carter, who died on Sunday at 96, was a 'pioneer' as equal partner, diplomat, mental health advocate and champion for caregivers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Jimmy Carter Tribute

Dave Granlund Feb 21, 2023 Dig deeper

Julian Bond Was a Radical Long Before MLK

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 28, 2020 A new book shows how the activist's positions on issues like the Vietnam War and environmental justice helped move civil rights leaders left. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Triumph Can’t Be Denied

Anis Shivani / Common Dreams Feb 17, 2020 Thanks to the Vermont senator's campaign, Americans finally understand the depredations of neoliberalism, and that is no small victory. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Iowa Caucuses Are a Mortal Threat to Democracy

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 7, 2020 The process is unrepresentative and undemocratic, but national political reporters and Iowa businesspeople will never let it die. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Problem With Impeachment

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 27, 2020 It's about cosmetics and will do nothing to halt the decay that is destroying the republic. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How America Broke Up With the Democratic Party

By Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Dec 17, 2019 Like a partner who wants to repair a damaged relationship, Democrats must return to core principles and stay faithful to them. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Paul Volcker’s Long Shadow

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Dec 11, 2019 The former Fed chairman’s obituaries leave out how his policies devastated lives in the 1980s and underwrote the 2008 financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )