Here Are Four Ways to Fight for Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2016 As we slog through another negative, money-saturated presidential campaign, Americans are doing everything they can to let their leaders know they are fed up. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Iraq Is Coming Apart at the Seams — Here’s an Essential Reader

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2014 Confused about what’s going on in Iraq? Wondering how the situation became so grim? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prosecutors May Finally Go After Criminal Mega-Banks

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2014 The biggest banks pose a challenge for prosecutors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Neil deGrasse Tyson and the New ‘Cosmos’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 12, 2014 Almost 35 years after the original "Cosmos" ignited the imaginations of English-speaking audiences, Neil deGrasse Tyson, whom journalist Bill Moyers describes as "America's most popular scientist," has updated the series for a new generation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Great American Class War

By Bill Moyers, TomDispatch Dec 12, 2013 Toward the end of his tenure, when he was writing an increasing number of dissents on the Rehnquist Court, Supreme Court Justice William Brennan was asked if he was getting discouraged. He smiled and said, “Look, pal, we’ve always known -- the Framers knew -- that liberty is a fragile thing. You can’t give up.” And he didn’t. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Henry Giroux Gets Urgent With Bill Moyers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 22, 2013 Truthout and Truthdig contributor and revolutionary firebrand Henry Giroux appeared on "Moyers & Company" on Friday to play the role of cultural pathologist and make the crises of global capitalism and democracy blindingly clear. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Quitting Your Job to Fight the Necessary Fight

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 16, 2013 After realizing American politics would not permit real solutions to a range of the most important issues, Jill Stein and Margaret Flowers independently left their careers in medicine to advocate for the public interest directly. This week they told Bill Moyers about their personal struggles for policy change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The GOP ‘Sabotage of Democracy’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 7, 2013 "Despite what they say," journalist Bill Moyers says in his weekly essay, "Obamacare is only one" of the targets of the Republican-led government shutdown. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Are We Doing in Syria?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 9, 2013 Military historian Andrew Bacevich tells "Moyers & Company" guest host Phil Donahue, "The issue really is not Syria." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Capitalism Run Wild

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 If you missed economist Richard Wolff talking about economic disparity on the most recent "Moyers & Company," you can watch the whole episode right here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Keeping Creationism Out of Public Schools

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 3, 2013 Zack Kopplin, a 19-year-old Rice University student waging a national campaign in defense of science education, spoke with Bill Moyers about his opposition to laws that make it easier to teach creationism in public schools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nick Turse and the Real Vietnam War

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 Nick Turse's new book, "Kill Anything That Moves," is a ghastly revelation of previously unreported war crimes committed in Vietnam in the wake of the My Lai Massacre. He tells Bill Moyers how 15 years ago a staffer at the National Archives outside Washington, D.C., pointed him toward the "horror trove" of accounts that led to the book. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )