A Circus Then, a Circus Now

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 20, 2020 The presidential campaign is, by some measures, in its second year. Here's what Chris Hedges had to say about the contest in January 2019. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Booker Ends Presidential Bid After Polling, Money Struggles

ALEXANDRA JAFFE / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2020 His departure from what was the most diverse field ever comes after his message of unity and love fails to catch on amid deep divisions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fear vs. Fear

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 12, 2019 Trump seeks to hold on to power by stoking hate, but the tactics of his Democratic foes are as insidious. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Bush II and the Birth of Forever War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Aug 10, 2019 The 43rd president—besides leaving the domestic economy in ruins—bequeathed a disastrous foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Carter’s Cage of Crisis

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 8, 2019 The 39th president was denied a second term largely by issues beyond his control—a bad economy and foreign tumult—and not by his own failings. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Jumia’s Stock Listing Spotlights African E-Commerce

Gbemisola Olujobi / Truthdig May 28, 2019 As the first African tech startup on the New York exchange, Jumia is the object of accolades, criticism and even financial suspicion. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Our Ever-Deadlier Police State

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 22, 2019 Better training and reforms are not the solution: The problem is that the system is designed to protect the rich at the expense of the poor. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Lawmaker Who Compared Green New Deal to Genocide Rakes in Oil Money

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Mar 17, 2019 A GOP congressman from Utah recently attacked New York’s Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s climate change plan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activists to Trump: ‘Hands Off Venezuela’

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Mar 17, 2019 Protesters gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest sanctions and military involvement in Venezuela. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

While Warren Fights Facebook, O’Rourke Embraces It

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Mar 13, 2019 The Former Texas Rep. has spent record levels on Facebook advertisements. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Giving the Bomb to Saudi Arabia’s Dr. Strangelove

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 3, 2019 Selling nuclear technology to the despotic kingdom is the most dangerous foreign policy decision ever made by the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The ‘Private Governments’ That Subjugate U.S. Workers

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 14, 2019 Corporate dictatorships, under the ruling ideology of neoliberalism and libertarianism, have stripped away the rights of employees. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )