The Feud Between Trump and Barr Is a Grand Illusion

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 20, 2020 They may be sparring publicly, but both are firmly committed to dismantling the rule of law and ending American democracy as we know it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America Is Never Going Back to Normal

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Nov 26, 2019 Donald Trump has so completely warped how we think about the president that it's almost impossible to conceive a future without him. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The American Villain Who Gave Us Donald Trump

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 11, 2019 A chilling documentary about the president's mentor, Roy Cohn, explains how the notorious fixer created a president from beyond the grave. Dig deeper ( 28 Min. Read )

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American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious ‘Cold’ War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born. Dig deeper ( 58 Min. Read )

Trump Says His White House Counsel Isn’t a ‘RAT’ Like Nixon’s

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Aug 19, 2018 The president, in a series of angry tweets, denounces a New York Times story that White House counsel Don McGahn has been cooperating with Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian election meddling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Bobby Kennedy for President’ Shows All Sides of RFK

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Apr 27, 2018 The new Netflix documentary chronicles an American icon's journey from self-serving prosecutor to social justice crusader. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

From Russia, With Absurdity

Eleanor Goldfield / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The idea that a few unsophisticated Facebook ads created by Russian trolls swung a U.S. presidential election is ridiculous. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Robert Mueller’s Probe Is Key to Exposing Trump’s Abuse of Power

By Bill Blum Jul 25, 2017 Without the investigation—and how it is forcing the president to play defense—the Trump agenda might be closer to full realization. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Has America No Sense of Decency?

By Neal Gabler / Moyers & Company May 13, 2017 If we are now a failed country, it is not because we have a failed presidency, although we do. It is because we are a failed people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

In the Time of Trump, All We Have Is Each Other

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 26, 2016 Under Donald Trump’s presidency—the outgrowth of the corporations’ 40-year-long war against democracy—we will have to battle a form of state repression far more sophisticated than McCarthyism. Our weapon: rebuilding alternative structures through small, local political actions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Arnold Mesches’ Death Closes a Chapter on Socially Conscious Art in American History

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Nov 24, 2016 Throughout his long and distinguished career, the artist used his talent to provide incisive visual commentary about the major social and political issues of his time. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Bernie Sanders Interview You Simply Can’t Miss

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2016 The Democratic candidate tells Rolling Stone what he's trying to accomplish with his historic campaign; Donald Trump's greatest mentor was one of Joseph McCarthy's henchman; meanwhile, the Brazilian coup that displaced Dilma Rousseff has an image problem on its hands. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )