Thom Hartmann / Independent Media InstituteAug 6, 2019
In the 19th century, "slave patrols" policed a broad swath of the country. The El Paso massacre reveals they've never really gone away. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
NOREEN NASIR / The Associated PressJul 25, 2019
Hundreds of African Americans died at the hands of mobs during “Red Summer,” but little is widely known about this spate of violence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Lee Camp / TruthdigApr 10, 2019
It affects our schools, our water, even the air we breathe. And like climate change, it demands an urgent, comprehensive response. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMar 25, 2019
U.S. gun owners find a false sense of political power in their firearms, a condition that pleases the controlling elites. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Thom Hartmann / Independent Media InstituteMar 21, 2019
The 32nd president understood that rampant inequality could unleash the "spirit of fascism" at home. It's a lesson worth revisiting. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 22, 2019
The president is engaging in fearmongering over visions of the U.S. turning into Venezuela under a Democratic administration. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kali Holloway / Independent Media InstituteFeb 14, 2019
If the Virginia governor is really interested in racial reconciliation, he can start by removing his state's Confederate monuments. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Paul Von Blum / TruthdigFeb 8, 2019
The author examines 'Sundown towns'—all-white communities that kept out minorities with laws, threats and violence—in the context of Trump era racism and #BlackLivesMatter. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigDec 8, 2018
The Roaring ’20s ushered in a new modernity and energy but also held the seeds of a great and devastating economic depression. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )
Ben Fountain / TomDispatchDec 5, 2018
Something even bigger than policy was on the line in the 2018 midterms: the country's soul. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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