How the ‘White Helmets’ Became Global Heroes While Pushing for U.S. Military Intervention in Syria

By Max Blumenthal / AlterNet Oct 4, 2016 Backed by Washington and marketed by a top public relations firm, the Syrian civil defense organization is saving civilians—and lobbying for airstrikes and regime change. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

‘Bathroom Bills’ Are Attacks on the Humanity of Transgender People

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 2, 2016 Right-wing extremists—losing the battle over same-sex marriage—have found a new target They have hit upon a formula designed to lure gullible Americans into believing that transgender people are sexual predators lurking in restrooms, eager to prey on the opposite sex Right-wing extremists—losing the battle over same-sex marriage—have found a new target. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges and Max Blumenthal on Israel, Gaza and ‘The 51 Day War’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2015 In an interview on teleSUR's "Days of Revolt," Chris Hedges and Max Blumenthal discuss the brutal tactics used by the Israeli state in its ongoing effort to suppress Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Flush With Cash, Right-Wing Extremists Train the Future Zealots of Pro-Israel Campus Activism

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2015 For right-wing extremists, McCarthyist tactics meet Internet technology on our nation's college campuses. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Exposed: Pro-Israel Modern-Day McCarthyites Are Going to Extremes to Slime Human Rights Activists

By Max Blumenthal and Julia Carmel, AlterNet Oct 2, 2015 As pro-Israel extremism reaches new depths with the notorious Canary Mission project, the FBI investigates growing threats against Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activists. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Places That AIPAC Would Never Show U.S. Congress Members on Their Upcoming Propaganda Trip to Israel

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2015 Instead of the one sponsored by an arm of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a tour of the "real Israel" would show U.S. representatives the ugly truth behind Israel's propaganda. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Next Gaza War

By Max Blumenthal, TomDispatch Jul 16, 2015 Odds are that months of relative “quiet” in Gaza will prove nothing more than an interregnum between Israel’s ever more devastating military escalations. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

How Israel Used F-16s and High-Tech Soldiers to Devastate Gaza

By Max Blumenthal/Nation Books Jul 14, 2015 Forty-six days into Operation Protective Edge in the besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli military was attacking with renewed ferocity. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why Scrapping the Confederate Flag Is a Threat to a Huge Swath of the Right-Wing Movement

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2015 Last week, as Charleston mourned its dead and Confederate flags came down, I spoke to Ed Sebesta about his life's work, researching and challenging the neo-Confederates. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Could the Possible Sale of Huffington Post to Right-Wing Company Affect Its Editorial Line?

Max Blumenthal Jun 4, 2015 Pro-war German media conglomerate Axel Springer, the “most serious” contender to buy the Huffington Post in the proposed sale of the magazine’s corporate parent, AOL, to Verizon, is notorious for inciting violence and hatred against leftists and Muslims. Pro-war German media conglomerate Axel Springer, the “most serious” contender to buy the Huffington Post in the proposed sale of the magazine’s corporate parent, AOL, to Verizon, is notorious for inciting violence and hatred against leftists and Muslims. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

You’ll Never Guess Who the Outside Agitators in Baltimore Really Are

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 Over 70 percent of Baltimore Police Department officers live outside city limits, with at least 10 percent living over state lines. By contrast, almost all of those arrested in ongoing protests sparked by the police killing of the unarmed Freddie Gray reside firmly within the city. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Discussing ‘Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 6, 2015 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges, author and journalist Max Blumenthal and Israeli activist Ronnie Barkan discussed the state of Israeli society at an event sponsored by Princeton University's Seminarians for Peace and Justice in the Holy Land. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )