Mainstream Media’s Wimpy Coverage of Inaugural Address Was No Surprise

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 24, 2017 Does the age of Trump signal a new era of McCarthyism—or worse, an American brand of fascism? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Manning and the Gangster State

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 18, 2017 In a column originally posted on Aug. 21, 2013, Chris Hedges declares that the whistleblower's original 35-year sentence "means the end of the rule of law." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Glenn Greenwald: It’s Toxic to Demonize Corbyn as Russia ‘Collaborator’ for Opposing Belligerence

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 17, 2017 In response to Jeremy Corbyn's call for the "de-militarization of the border" between NATO countries and Russia, critics have dismissed the U.K. Labour Party leader as a traitor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘On Contact With Chris Hedges’: What the Intelligence Report About Russian Influence Really Reveals

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 16, 2017 On this week's episode, journalists Abby Martin and Ben Norton join Hedges for a wide-ranging discussion about troubling shifts they've noticed away from fact-based reporting and governance.On this week's episode, journalists Abby Martin and Ben Norton join Hedges for a wide-ranging discussion about troubling shifts away from fact-based reporting and governance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Explores the New McCarthyism With Historian Ellen Schrecker

BLANK Dec 26, 2016 The Truthdig columnist and Yeshiva University professor, author of “Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America,” examine the role of President-elect Donald Trump and the impact the suppression of dissent has had on higher education. The Truthdig columnist and Yeshiva University professor, author of “Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America,” examine the role of President-elect Donald Trump and the impact the suppression of dissent has had on higher education. On his RT show "On Contact," Truthdig columnist Hedges discusses the issue with Yeshiva University professor Schrecker, author of “Many Are the Crimes: McCarthyism in America.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In the Time of Trump, All We Have Is Each Other

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 26, 2016 Under Donald Trump’s presidency—the outgrowth of the corporations’ 40-year-long war against democracy—we will have to battle a form of state repression far more sophisticated than McCarthyism. Our weapon: rebuilding alternative structures through small, local political actions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Fake News and the New McCarthyism

By John Buell / Common Dreams Dec 23, 2016 Charges of Russian interference in our election should be investigated but ought not to become an occasion to harass domestic critics of U.S. policy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Investigation Into ‘PropOrNot Blacklist Case’ Finds Shoddy Methods and an Ominous Potential

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 16, 2016 The shadowy group PropOrNot has accused Truthdig and more than 200 other websites of being conduits for Russian propaganda, and a Washington Post article gave those allegations wide exposure Veteran reporter Bill Boyarsky delves into the matter The shadowy group PropOrNot has accused Truthdig and more than 200 other websites of being conduits for Russian propaganda, and a Washington Post article gave those allegations wide exposure . Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Russia Expert Stephen Cohen: New York Times Stokes a New McCarthyism Against Critics of U.S. Policy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 15, 2016 “We have a new accepted practice of labeling anyone who dissents from American policy toward Russia as a Kremlin apologist,” Cohen says. “And I know very serious people who have become afraid to speak out now.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

American Alarm Over Supposed Russian Propaganda Is ‘Only the Old Panic in a New Guise’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2016 Jack Shafer of Politico Magazine explores the history of propaganda in the United States and explains why it is crucial that Americans remember that it “has always been with us and always will be.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Journalists Who Ripped Washington Post, PropOrNot for McCarthyite Hogwash

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 4, 2016 Many reporters rallied around Truthdig and other news sites that were erroneously tarred as pro-Russian propagandists by a dubious blacklist that had been given undeserved credence by the Post. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Journalists Decry Washington Post Story on Source That ‘Blacklisted’ Truthdig and Other Outlets

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 30, 2016 The Post published an article Nov. 24 based on an organization's report that named more than 200 news outlets as tools of Russian propaganda. But not everyone in the media was convinced. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )