Is Trump’s Fascism Part of Why Michael Cohen Chose to Implicate Him?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 23, 2018 The president's personal attorney's decision to come clean about him, and thus end any possibility of a presidential pardon, may be the result of a legal strategy, or it could just point to the sudden acquisition of a conscience. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Revisiting the Horror of Charlottesville 2017

Michael Nigro / Truthdig Aug 11, 2018 On the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly violence in Virginia, and a day before a new white nationalist rally in Washington, D.C., Truthdig is reposting Michael Nigro's acclaimed photo essay of the 2017 demonstration. He was the first person struck by an automobile driven into the crowd there. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Right-Wingers in High Places Are Keeping Racist Statues Standing

By Kali Holloway / Independent Media Institute Aug 7, 2018 It's a clash of ideas and values that might be characterized as Charlottesville versus the neo-Confederacy. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Seventh Exclusion: Key Moments in Racist U.S. Immigration History

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 27, 2018 At least six other times in the past, people were excluded from America on the basis of race or religion. The Roberts Supreme Court has just legitimized the seventh. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Moral Movement Against Violence

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Feb 28, 2018 If Americans can’t be secure from someone packing an assault rifle, or from the predatory behavior of powerful men, or from the police, we do not live in a functioning society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Fascist Underpinnings of Trump’s Speech

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 31, 2018 The president's address has all the elements of fascism, except brownshirts marching in the street beating people up, though he has veered toward that in his praise of neo-Nazis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Year With Trump

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org Dec 27, 2017 A president’s most fundamental legal and moral responsibility is to uphold and protect our system of government. Trump has degraded that system. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Taking Down Confederate Monuments (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Oct 9, 2017 The "Last Week Tonight" host argues that removing the racist symbols is a way to come to terms with American history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Fascist Heroines Then and Now

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 21, 2017 The violent rally in Charlottesville, Va., in August and Trump's repeated defense of the racist gathering marked a turning point in modern America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Alt-Right’ Organizers Planned to Obscure Chat Room Racism

By Aaron Sankin and Scott Pham / Reveal Aug 31, 2017 Chat logs and audio recordings show how Unite the Right worked to obscure racist elements of the movement without repudiating them internally. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Ajamu Baraka on the Rise of Right-Wing Hate Groups (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2017 The Green Party's former vice presidential candidate joins the Truthdig columnist to discuss how Donald Trump has emboldened the radical right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

RNC Votes to Condemn White Supremacists

By Thomas Beaumont / AP Aug 25, 2017 Republican officials are concerned about the party's image after Trump's recent rhetoric, but some caution against seeming too defensive. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )