Activism

The US Government’s Long Crusade Against the Anti-Pipeline Movement

Adam Federman / Grist Feb 16, 2024 Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its first targets. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

The Poor People’s Campaign Marches On

Jenna McGuire / Truthdig Dec 4, 2023 Celebrating the 56th Anniversary of MLK’s original event and enduring vision. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

TD Interview

​Sixty Years After JFK’s Assassination, Oliver Stone Reflects  

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 21, 2023 The director of “JFK” on the Kennedy cover-up, why he was killed, and what the country—and the world—suffered as a result. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

TD Interview

‘There Was A Coup In This Country In 1963’

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 20, 2023 The new series "Four Died Trying" seeks to expose what—and who—was really behind the sizzling ’60s’ politics of assassination. We sat down with the filmmakers, John Kirby & Libby Handros. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Activism

A Letter to Progressives in Congress: Break Your Silence on Ukraine

Jeff Cohen / Truthdig Oct 18, 2023 As Ukrainian people continue to suffer, there have been disturbing reports that the U.S. and its allies have actually obstructed diplomatic initiatives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Biden Is the Latest President to Tout the Vietnam War as Proud History

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Sep 22, 2023 Telling central truths about the Vietnam War is a basic threat to the U.S. war machine. No wonder the leaders of the warfare state would rather keep pretending. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Native Mental Health Providers Seek to Heal Boarding School Scars

Alastair Lee Bitsóí / High Country News Aug 16, 2023 For Indigenous communities, much of this past trauma is tied at some level to the forces of colonization and the attempted genocide by the United States and European governments. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

Develop an Exit Strategy for the Endless War in Ukraine

Ralph Nader / Nader.org Aug 16, 2023 As the Ukraine invasion grinds on, the Biden Administration has no diplomatic strategies, which will only lead to more loss of lives. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Report: Systemic Injustices Create ‘Impoverished Democracy’

Jenna McGuire / Truthdig Jun 27, 2023 A new report highlights the persistence of what MLK called the “Triplets of Evil.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military

All-American Slush Fund: The Government’s Latest Gift to the Pentagon and Its Already Bloated Contractors

Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Jun 22, 2023 The department’s budget will almost certainly continue to soar, undoubtedly reaching $1 trillion or more annually within just the next few years.  Americans can’t afford to let that happen. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Ukraine: The Case for Armistice

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2023 A veteran of Obama's State Department argues for urgency in ending the war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Los Angeles Becomes Latest City to Approve Robot Dogs Despite Grave Concerns

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Jun 12, 2023 It has been widely noted that these canine robots closely resemble those featured in a 2017 episode of the science fiction horror drama "Black Mirror." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )