Courts & Law

The New Normal: Trump Decides Which Beliefs Are ‘Legal’

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Dec 10, 2025 When dissent becomes an “indicator,” the First Amendment stops being a right and starts being a risk… Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Interview

When History Rhymes: Muskism and McCarthyism

Alan Dean, Charles Petersen, Corey Robin / n+1 Mar 28, 2025 A conversation with Corey Robin on fear in the workplace. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Activism

Whose Side Are College Administrators On?

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd / History News Network Mar 21, 2025 There’s a long history of politicians targeting student protesters — and of campus leaders abetting those efforts. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

‘Wicked,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Jan 3, 2025 Now is a good time to remember the man who dignified the downtrodden, the working class and immigrants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Edward Said Warned Us About Anti-Palestinian McCarthyism

Seraj Assi / Common Dreams Apr 25, 2024 The Columbia professor’s legacy is a scathing condemnation of the hypocrisy and moral corruption of U.S. liberal institutions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Media

The Attack on Gaza Protests Threatens Free Expression for All

Ari Paul / FAIR Apr 22, 2024 If state actors and media pundits can push universities to silence students and faculty, what’s next? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

We Must Not Restrict Free Speech on College Campuses

David Cole / ACLU Nov 7, 2023 Calls to punish and silence student activists betray the Constitution and the spirit of free inquiry that is critical to life at public universities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

Remembering the Rosenbergs

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Jun 19, 2023 Seventy years later, the lessons of their politically motivated state executions are as relevant as ever. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Despicable Red-Baiting of Bernie Sanders

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 If Democrats have any hope of unseating Donald Trump in November, they must stop smearing their party’s frontrunner and his supporters. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: America Has Built a Global Dystopia

Robert Scheer and Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 10, 2020 In the first installment of a two-part interview, Robert Scheer meets the renowned thinker for the first time to discuss world politics. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Democrats Are Becoming the Party of Permanent War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 6, 2019 For the liberal establishment, even muted praise of the president's anti-interventionist rhetoric has become a crime akin to treason. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Carey McWilliams: The Most Important American Author Many Don’t Know

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2019 Biographer Peter Richardson talks with us about the activist-writer's extraordinary career and how he inspired others to do their best work. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )