Paul Street / TruthdigDec 20, 2019
As the U.S. teeters on the brink of fascism, more of the same ineffectual pushback and insincere leadership isn’t going to save the country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 26, 2018
The American public’s lack of attention to the president’s violent and dangerous foreign policy helps explain our ongoing wars. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 22, 2017
The despotic forces that destroyed ancient Rome and other empires are destroying us. And removing Trump would not halt the disintegration. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Join our newsletterStay up to date with the latest from Truthdig. Join the Truthdig Newsletter for our latest publications.
Chris Hedges / TruthdigNov 28, 2016
The collapse of our democratic institutions, the pillaging of the economy by the elites and the surrender of our most basic constitutional rights will be enshrined permanently into law by a crisis. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthdigNov 16, 2015
President Barack Obama has yet to fulfill the promise he made in his Jan. 22, 2009, executive order to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp "no later than one year from the date of this order." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMay 5, 2014
The Supreme Court’s refusal to hear our challenge to the law that lets the military indefinitely imprison U.S. citizens is another example of the transformation of the judiciary into an enemy of the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 29, 2014
In a major decision Monday, the US Supreme Court denied Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and other plaintiffs the right to challenge a law that allows the U military to indefinitely detain people alleged or suspected to have helped al-Qaida or the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMar 31, 2014
The government has asked the Supreme Court not to hear my appeal that challenges the right of the military to arrest U.S. citizens, strip them of due process and hold them indefinitely. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
BLANKDec 27, 2013
In an odd juxtaposition, Obama signed the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday while criticizing Congress for abridging the constitutional separation of powers, yet is unconcerned about the violation of individual constitutional rights contained in the law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigNov 11, 2013
The corporate state's illegitimacy and destruction of privacy and civil liberties are spawning a class of young idealists such as Jeremy Hammond. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigSep 5, 2013
As the war clouds gather over Washington in preparation for airstrikes against Syria, the nine justices who sit on the Supreme Court have returned from summer break and are preparing to kick up a legal storm of their own as they resume their quest to radically transform federal law and the Constitution. As the war clouds gather over Washington, the nine justices who sit on the Supreme Court are preparing to kick up a legal storm of their own. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigSep 2, 2013
An "anti-terrorism" provision permits the military to seize US citizens and hold them indefinitely If the Supreme Court refuses to take up an appeal that I and fellow plaintiffs are filing, our nation will become a militarized state where all dissent is stifledWhether our nation will become a totalitarian state will hinge on the Supreme Court's answer to an appeal that seeks to block military detention of U citizens. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Join our newsletterStay up to date with the latest from Truthdig. Join the Truthdig Newsletter for our latest publications.
Now you can personalize your Truthdig experience. To bookmark your favorite articles and follow your favorite authors, please login or create a user profile.
Now you can personalize your Truthdig experience. To bookmark your favorite articles and follow your favorite authors, upgrade to supporter.