The Costs of Freedom

By John Laurits / JohnLaurits.com Jan 16, 2018 Americans have been complaining a lot about aid cuts to the nation's needy and the lack of health care. Don't they understand how much it costs to keep using drones to blow up weddings in Yemen? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Go Scrooge Yourself

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 23, 2017 Forget "out of many, one." The United States has a new motto. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mueller Ain’t Going Away

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 27, 2017 As much as Donald Trump wants the Russia probe headed by special counsel Robert Mueller to disappear, the investigation is gathering steam. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Russell Brand: Systemic Change Needed in U.S. (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2017 The "Trews" host shares his thoughts on how Americans' refusal to deal with its violent foundation has partly led to the rise of Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tom Brady, Other Former Trump Supporters Find President ‘Divisive’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Sep 25, 2017 The New England Patriots quarterback and many others associated with the NFL did not agree with Trump's comments about the "Take a Knee" protest. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dear Trump Voter (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Aug 26, 2017 If you voted for Donald Trump, I get it. But now, the president is turning his back on the many changes he promised. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Angela Merkel: A Selfish and Isolationist America Isn’t ‘Great Again’

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 24, 2017 In an interview with a German newspaper, the chancellor took on Donald Trump’s philosophy directly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dear John

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Donald Trump’s Increased Military Spending Won’t Make America Great — or Safer

By Medea Benjamin and Kate Harveston Jun 28, 2017 The president is slashing the U.S. domestic budget and putting money into a war machine that only continues to inflame tensions around the world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

From Bill Maher to Sigmund Freud: A Very Unfunny Look at the Enduring Politics of Hate

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 8, 2017 Freud’s insights—from his writings and exchanges with Albert Einstein more than eight decades ago—offer a crucial perspective into America’s current political crisis. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

OC Weekly Journalists Say Trump Supporters Attacked Them at Huntington Beach Rally (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 28, 2017 Much of the media claimed that anti-Trump supporters were the aggressors, but the alternative newspaper has a different story. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Flock You

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