I Know What It’s Like to Be Told to ‘Go Back’ to My Own Country

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 15, 2019 As the daughter of Iranian and Mexican immigrants, the president’s racist attacks on four congresswomen of color have struck me to my core. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Is Rotting From the Top

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 8, 2019 Whatever the president may say, whomever he may scapegoat, the true threat to our country comes from billionaires and powerful corporations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Italy Has All but Fallen to the Far Right

Davide Vampa / The Conversation Feb 28, 2019 In the first electoral test of the country's governing coalition, the nativist League party has emerged stronger than ever before. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

From Sweden to the U.S., Resistance Is in the Air

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 26, 2018 Creative protests and acts of solidarity, in concert with the determination and courage of refugees, are changing politics all over the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Caravan Migrants Remain Hopeful, Brave in Fight for Legal Asylum

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout May 7, 2018 Because of a hostile Trump administration, even asylum seekers who establish "credible fear" could face years of detention. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Denormalizing Hate

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 America's underlying moral sickness has spread with the immigration debate. Generous, fair and flexible policy is the antidote. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Americanism Is Bigger Than Trumpism

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 14, 2017 The noxious stew of nativism, xenophobia, misogyny and white supremacy that put Donald Trump in the White House no longer appears to be unconquerable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is the Erosion of American Democracy Reversible?

By Tom Weisskopf Nov 14, 2017 The author reflects on 72 years personal and political history in this speech at the Residential College at the University of Michigan. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Here Are Some of the Ways Bill O’Reilly Gave Us Trump and Cheapened America

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 20, 2017 O’Reilly has been ousted, but the despicable strategy of orienting Fox “news” toward the nativist far right in the United States will continue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Why We Should Pay Close Attention to the Upcoming French Election (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 17, 2017 France is on the verge of committing a nativist mistake comparable to those the United States and Britain made in 2016, the "Last Week Tonight" host says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Is Right-Wing Populism the New Normal?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2016 While it might be tempting to view the political success of Donald Trump as something uniquely American, Guardian journalist Gary Younge explains that "most Western nations have their own Trump: a racist, xenophobic, Islamophobic demagogue appealing to a mix of nationalist nostalgia, patriotic myth, class grievance and economic insecurity." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Original Immigration Problem

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