American History for Truthdiggers: A Savage ‘War to End All Wars,’ and a Failed Peace

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 24, 2018 World War I caused deaths on a then-unimaginable scale, sowed the seeds of WWII and forever restricted our civil liberties. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Wealth, Squalor in the Progressive Era

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 27, 2018 Populism and progressivism were fueled by idealistic dreams, but in the end they were dragged down by self-interest and racism. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Lynching the Past

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Oct 1, 2018 Many Southern whites continue to lie to themselves and the world about the Civil War and the antebellum South. These lies perpetuate the evil they seek to hide. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Reconstruction, a Failed Experiment

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 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 )

Protesters Topple Confederate Statue at N. Carolina Campus

Jonathan Drew / The Associated Press Aug 21, 2018 Civil rights activists have decried the memorial known as "Silent Sam" at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, as a symbol of the state's racist heritage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Spike Lee Returns to Form With the Entertaining and Relevant ‘BlacKkKlansman’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Aug 9, 2018 The “Do the Right Thing” Oscar nominee is in play again this awards season with a refreshing, in-your-face look at racism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

White as a Sheet

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 27, 2018 Dig deeper

The Second Sight of W.E.B. Du Bois

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Jun 3, 2018 The famed sociologist saw what most white intellectuals could not: the savage nature of an American empire intent on suppressing and exploiting people of color in the U.S. and across the world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How to Build a Progressive Movement in a Polarized Country

George Lakey / Waging Nonviolence Mar 16, 2018 From coast to coast, activists in the United States wonder: Does this condition leave us stuck? No. We have a roadmap to progress. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Whites Only

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 6, 2018 Dig deeper

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 )