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A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigFeb 18, 2020
He's already co-opted the Justice Department and abandoned the rule of law. What's to stop the president from interfering this November? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ann Jones / TomDispatchApr 11, 2019
Thorstein Veblen, whose working life coincided with the first Gilded Age, may be the greatest American thinker you've never heard of. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJan 2, 2019
The case for his removal grows stronger by the week. But the president is unlikely to resign in the face of impeachment as Richard Nixon did. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigDec 17, 2018
The president and his ancestor in the art of the con, P.T. Barnum, are the true gods of our wealth-, celebrity- and power-obsessed society. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigNov 10, 2018
By 1898, a great land empire had been forged through brutal conquest. Now the American gaze turned to foreign lands. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )
Allen Barra / TruthdigOct 5, 2018
Ron Chernow's biography, now in paperback, makes it clear: If Grant’s image doesn’t belong on Mount Rushmore, it should at least be acknowledged that if not for him, Lincoln’s might not be there. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
H. Patricia Hynes / TruthdigJul 20, 2018
Stephen Kinzer's book illuminates the decisions of 1898-1902 that set the course of American wars and the overthrow of governments into the 21st century. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigMar 21, 2017
One of the most important and least known facts of American history may be the decision of the United States to expand its power beyond North America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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