Leslie Lee / TruthdigDec 21, 2019
There’s more than a little tragic irony in how HBO’s version of the classic comic fumbled so spectacularly on racial politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 22, 2019
Heeding the call of MoveOn.org, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and others have pledged to skip this year's annual AIPAC conference. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMar 14, 2019
The Fox News host was espousing the sort of racism and sexism years ago that Trump and his base echo today. How long will we tolerate it? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanFeb 21, 2019
The longtime activist uses a recent controversy over a Birmingham Civil Rights Institute award to advocate for a better future. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanFeb 7, 2019
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is not the only politician recently confronted with blackface in his past. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Michael Nigro / TruthdigFeb 4, 2019
Truthdig reports from Stone Mountain Park, Georgia, where a planned white nationalist rally gave way to an anti-racist counterprotest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jon Queally / Common DreamsFeb 2, 2019
Northam's 1984 medical school yearbook page shows a man in blackface and one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigSep 29, 2018
After many thousands of Northerners died in a war aimed in part at freeing the slaves, white America lacked the will to follow through. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )
Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigAug 23, 2018
The president says he's investigating what he calls large-scale killing of farmers in South Africa. His rabid base has heard him loud and clear. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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