Chalmers Johnson / TruthdigJan 25, 2008
A powerful new book by a young South Korean-born economist at Cambridge University provides a compelling critique of the contradictions and hypocrisies of globalization and neoliberalism. The perfect antidote to the nostrums of Thomas Friedman. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Chalmers Johnson / TruthdigOct 26, 2007
The best-selling author of "The Sorrows of Empire" takes a look at David Halberstam's critical history of the Korean War. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 27, 2007
On Tuesday, CIA Director Michael V. Hayden made good on his pledge to declassify nearly 700 pages of documents about some of the agency's dirtiest laundry from the past -- its "family jewels" -- including details about assassination plots, wiretapping and other alarming activities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2007
Roger Morris, a historian and investigative journalist who served on the National Security Council under Presidents Johnson and Nixon, brings his wisdom to bear on the rise and fall of Donald Rumsfeld. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 19, 2007
Roger Morris, who served on the senior staff of the National Security Council under Presidents Johnson and Nixon, knows a thing or two about the folly of escalation. In this must-read essay, the award-winning historian reminds us that a military's unwillingness to admit defeat and a president's desire for victory are no excuse for the lives wasted on a futile vision of conquest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 22, 2006
According to one of his doctors, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., is "recovering as expected from brain surgery and his brain pressures continue to be in the normal range," though he remains in critical condition. Johnson's sudden illness last week raised the possibility of a Republican takeover of the Senate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 14, 2006
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) appears to have suffered a stroke and remains under evaluation at George Washington University Hospital. Should Johnson have to resign because of illness, the governor of South Dakota, a Republican, could appoint a replacement from his own party, taking away the Democrats' majority in the Senate and giving Vice President Dick Cheney the tie-breaking vote. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigNov 1, 2006
The dire predictions President Bush is making about "cutting and running" from Iraq are almost identical to the horrifically inaccurate ones Presidents Johnson and Nixon made about Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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