Reaganism Must Be Defeated Once and for All

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Oct 3, 2019 As long as the U.S. and other nations cling to neoliberal economics, their citizens will continue to drift toward far-right authoritarians. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The World According to George Galloway

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 19, 2019 The outspoken socialist and icon of the British left looks at Boris Johnson, Trump, Brexit, Islamophobia, political chaos and more. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Coming Into His Own, With Springsteen Leading the Way

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Aug 13, 2019 Gurinder Chadha’s "Blinded by the Light" shows how music gives wings to the mind and flight to the imagination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Israeli Left’s Moment of Reckoning

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Apr 10, 2019 Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection likely affirms that liberal Zionists can have a democracy or a Jewish state, but they can't have both. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How George H.W. Bush Got Us Stuck in the Mideast

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Dec 2, 2018 On the occasion of the death of former president, I’d like to reflect on the meaning of his presidency for American foreign policy in the region. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Noam Chomsky: How the U.S. Became an Oligarchy That Makes War on the Middle Class

BLANK Jul 5, 2017 In the first of a two-part conversation, the two intellectuals discuss the shift in the U.S. and U.K. in the late 1970s toward neoliberalism, an ideology that Chomsky (pictured) says claims to increase freedom while actually increasing tyranny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Revenge of the ‘Deplorables’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 10, 2016 Make no mistake about it: This is a crisis of confidence for America’s ruling elite. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Democratic Convention Film on Hillary Clinton Lied to America

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 2, 2016 The short movie claimed that the Children's Defense Fund was the essence of Clinton's early career—and avoided the ugly fact that she betrayed the beneficiaries of that fund and all children in poverty, beginning as first lady of Arkansas. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Right-Wing Populism That Drove Brexit Can Only Be Fought With a Genuinely Radical Alternative

By Arun Kundnani / AlterNet Jul 4, 2016 The Reagan-Thatcher consensus will be replaced either by new visions of social progress or by new forms of racism and authoritarianism. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

No, I Won’t Vote for Hillary Clinton. And Yes, I Am a Feminist Millennial

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 11, 2016 Equating women’s support for Bernie Sanders with their not being true feminists is simply bunk. And many progressive millennials aren’t buying it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Killer Mike’s Ringing Endorsement of Bernie Sanders

AlterNet Nov 25, 2015 Rapper and activist Killer Mike feels the Bern. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Go Ahead, Back Hillary Clinton and Forget All About Her Record

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 10, 2015 The candidate has been profoundly wrong on the two most pressing issues of our time—economic injustice and unbridled militarism—and seems incapable of learning from her dangerous errors in judgment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )