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 )

How Neocons Push for War by Cooking the Books

By Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould Apr 25, 2017 To understand America’s drift into despotism over the last 40 years, we must de-encrypt the evolution of its secret "double government." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

On the Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko

By Katrina vanden Heuvel Apr 7, 2017 The “poetician, not politician” always seemed conscious of the Russian adage that a great writer is more than a writer—he is a second government (Yevtushenko is pictured here with Katrina vanden Heuvel) The “poetician, not politician” always seemed conscious of the Russian adage that a great writer is more than a writer—he is a second government). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

My Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1932-2017)

By Grisha Freidin / The Noise of Time Apr 2, 2017 The Russian poet, who died Saturday at 83, was at the forefront of the cult of poetry that swept the Soviet Union in the decades after Joseph Stalin's death. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Siege of Leningrad, Nazis and the Untold History of World War II in Russia and Estonia

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Sep 1, 2016 A trip to Northern Europe and the former Soviet Union uncovers buried truths about Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust—and reminds us of the power of travel to astound. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Hitler’s Advice

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Jul 25, 2016 Dig deeper

We Must Understand Corporate Power to Fight It

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 13, 2016 All predatory systems of power seek to mask their ultimate aims. As they become more repressive, they become more deceptive. They silence dissidents and bombard the airwaves with lies. Those who effectively resist have to peel back the layers of deceit to understand the intentions of the elites. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Mirage of Justice

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 18, 2016 There seldom are trials for the poor. Instead, under threat of draconian sentences, they are forced to accept plea bargains. The system is a sham set up for elites with godlike powers who seek to advance themselves and their agendas at the expense of the downtrodden. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Riddles, Lies and Lives — Castro, Muhammad Ali, Einstein and Barbie

By Eduardo Galeano, TomDispatch Aug 18, 2014 It was not by Lucifer’s curse or God’s miracle that the new country managed to outlive 10 U.S. presidents, their napkins spread in their laps, ready to eat it with knife and fork. His enemies do not say that in spite of sorrow, external aggression and internal high-handedness, the distressed island spawned the least unjust society in Latin America. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

East Ukraine City Faces Separatist Split

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2014 Russian-speaking but Ukrainian, only 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the border with Russia yet 500 kilometers from Kiev, Kharkiv is suffering an acute identity crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Crimean Muslims Wary of Referendum to Join Russia

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2014 Victims of Stalin's mass deportations in 1944, Crimea's Tatar Muslim minority look warily on next week's referendum on joining Russia, which could well bring the crisis on the tense peninsula to new heights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suffering? Well, You Deserve It

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 3, 2014 An Oxford scholar warns that our outmoded economic model is a "warrant for inflicting pain" first on the poor and minorities and eventually on most of society . Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )