Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious ‘Cold’ War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born. Dig deeper ( 58 Min. Read )

The U.S. Deserves Its Own Nuremberg Trials

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 Nazi Germany’s crimes and the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may not be so different in the eyes of international law. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

White Nationalism’s Most Powerful Accelerant

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Mar 22, 2019 Big Tech is serving up hate on an industrial scale, radicalizing scores of young white men. Atrocities like Christchurch's are the result. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Israeli Leaders’ Nazi Remarks Scuttle Summit With Europeans

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2019 Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has rejected claims that Poland collaborated with Adolf Hitler during World War II as "racist." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Benjamin Netanyahu Blasted for Wooing Holocaust-Distorting Allies

ARON HELLER / The Associated Press Jan 30, 2019 Critics say the Israeli prime minister is dishonoring the victims of Nazi Germany by seeking the support of Lithuania's Saulius Skvernelis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Romania to Give Holocaust Survivors Top Honors

The Associated Press Jan 27, 2019 The world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Just How Good Was the ‘Good War’?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 26, 2019 Many in the U.S. put a sentimental gloss on World War II, turning a blind eye to its complexity, savagery and dubious legacies. Dig deeper ( 52 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: From Isolationism to a 2nd World Conflagration

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 12, 2019 Global events and FDR whittled down 1930s opposition to intervention in Europe and steered the nation into World War II. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Trump’s Racist Language of Pollution Drives His Brand of Fascism

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jan 9, 2019 The viciousness of the Trump administration and the cruelty imposed by neoliberalism mutually inform each other. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Neoconservatives Are Ascendant in Donald Trump’s America

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jan 4, 2019 The Weekly Standard may be dead, but neocons enjoy new influence in both parties, writes Stephen Wertheim in The New York Review of Books. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Threat of White Supremacists Is Even Bigger Than You Realize

A.C. Thompson / ProPublica Nov 21, 2018 Neo-Nazis are wreaking havoc across the country, and law enforcement officials appear unable or unwilling to take them down. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

They Are Coming for the Jews

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Nov 2, 2018 The Trump administration is racist and anti-Semitic. Yet even after a synagogue massacre, the political press continues to hedge. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )