Robert Scheer: Trump Is Giving Hawks Exactly What They Want

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2017 Truthdig's editor in chief says the president is playing into the hands of the military-industrial complex by "jacking up the defense budget." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone Hopes ‘The Putin Interviews’ Can Ease U.S.-Russia Relations

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 16, 2017 In a series of historic conversations, the filmmaker humanizes the Russian president while examining the current state of tension in the new Cold War. (Above, the cover of Stone's new book.) Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: Why Trump Is Pushing the Doomsday Clock to the Brink of Midnight

By David Gibbs / AlterNet Apr 3, 2017 The linguist and political commentator discusses the U.S. president, Russia, history and the future in a recent interview. (Pictured, two scientists at a Jan. 26 news conference.) Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Mikhail Gorbachev: It Appears ‘the World Is Preparing for War’

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jan 28, 2017 "Wars must be outlawed, because none of the global problems we are facing can be resolved by war," the former Soviet leader writes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Inside Chernobyl: A Legacy of Ruin

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 26, 2016 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the first American journalist to enter the surviving power plant in the former Soviet Union On the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster, he recounts his experience in a Los Angeles Times column first published on April 9, 1987 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the first American journalist to enter the surviving power plant in the former Soviet Union. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Cyberwarfare Is ‘Where the Real Money Is’ (Part 1 of 10)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 10, 2015 Just how and when did the military-industrial complex become the military-intelligence complex? And what's the link between Amazon and the Pentagon? Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

A Hot War Is Not Inconceivable

William Pfaff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2014 The antagonization of the Russian people and the betrayal of Russian leaders by the United States and NATO Europe could have very dangerous consequences. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dodging Missiles With Russian Smugglers

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 This week on Truthdig Radio, in collaboration with KPFK, we hear about the dark side of international freight; the downside of DSK's dismissal; the power of journalism, and the fall of the Soviet Union.This week on Truthdig Radio: the dark side of international freight; the downside of DSK's dismissal; the power of journalism, and the fall of the Soviet Union. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Their ‘Perestroika’

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Mar 26, 2011 Democracy is ever a fragile thing, especially in states that have no tradition of democratic rule and have, instead, a tradition of self-serving rule by self-appointed and often brutal elites.In “My Perestroika,” Russians reflect on the changes they have witnessed since the early 1980s, when "restructuring" began to reshape their lives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No Nukes Is Good Nukes

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 16, 2011 An important lesson that should be reinforced by the ongoing disaster in Japan is to worry more about the elimination of those nuclear weapons designed to explode, and another is to be concerned about the prospect of sabotage of nuclear power plants. Sorry, Mr. President, but there is a dimension of fear properly associated with the word nuclear that is not matched by any oil spill. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gorbachev Takes Stock of New START

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2010 He knows a thing or two about the nuances of US-Russian relations, not to mention nuclear disarmament, and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev flexed his knowledge in a New York Times op-ed piece about the New START treaty this week . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gorbachev to NATO: You Can’t Win in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2010 Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev knows a thing or two about warfare in Afghanistan, having ordered Soviet troops out of the country two decades ago, and Wednesday he passed on a little advice to the NATO troops and allied forces fighting there now (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )