Chris Hedges: Assange’s Trial Echoes Stalinist Tactics

Truthdig Mar 2, 2020 In a new episode of "On Contact," the Truthdig columnist argues that Britain and the U.S. are "mocking the very concept of the rule of law." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What’s Driving Democrats’ ‘Bernie-or-Bust’ Freakout

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Feb 11, 2020 They’ll claim they’re concerned about uniting the party, but many are afraid they’ll be out of a job if the Vermont senator prevails.  Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump and Media Join Forces to Falsify WWII History

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Jun 20, 2019 In a curious collaboration, the president and U.S. news outlets put aside their differences to peddle distorted narratives about the past. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Republican Red-Baiting Is Going to Backfire

Jim Hightower / May 6, 2019 GOP lawmakers are overplaying a weak hand and bumbling over their own ignorance with their frantic McCarthyesque tactics. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

American History for Truthdiggers: Just How Good Was the ‘Good War’?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 26, 2019 Many in the U.S. put a sentimental gloss on World War II, turning a blind eye to its complexity, savagery and dubious legacies. Dig deeper ( 52 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: From Isolationism to a 2nd World Conflagration

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 12, 2019 Global events and FDR whittled down 1930s opposition to intervention in Europe and steered the nation into World War II. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: The Cold War Was Based on a Lie

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Nov 21, 2018 The famed whistleblower and former RAND corporation employee reflects on a discovery that could have altered the course of history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Naomi Klein: We’ve Entered a Frightening New Era of Capitalism

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Oct 12, 2018 The 1 percent so dominate our institutions that they consider political power their birthright. Call it the Age of the Pampered Princeling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Six Dictators Who Divided Children From Parents

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 18, 2018 This monstrous practice has been characteristic of the biggest tyrants of the modern era. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Losing Not Just One World, but Two

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Mar 16, 2018 A new book, "Patriot Number One," tracks the journey of a political refugee from China to the underground world of undocumented immigrants in New York. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

How the CIA Created a Fake Western Reality for ‘Unconventional Warfare’

Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould / Truthdig Apr 26, 2017 In 1950, the CIA helped establish the Congress for Cultural Freedom—an anti-communist advocacy group—to neutralize political opposition to Anglo-American culture. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )