Books

The Dam and the Bomb: An Appreciation of Cormac McCarthy

Walker Mimms / n+1 Apr 13, 2024 McCarthy and his characters inherited a world where the sum of all intellect proves fatal to its parts. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

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Clarence Thomas Is Turning Federal Regulations Into Kindling

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 30, 2023 His concurring opinion gutting the Clean Water Act is just the beginning. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Class: The Little Word the Elites Want You to Forget

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 2, 2020 Our oligarchic rulers are determined to ban all discussion of class warfare, which is why they are trying to block the nomination of Sanders. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Separates Sanders From Warren (and Everybody Else)

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 16, 2020 When it comes to class consciousness, most Americans are clueless, Democrats included. Sanders has made it the centerpiece of his campaign. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Little Women’ for Millennials

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 How is it that a story written 150 years ago manages to speak to the many moments at which it’s been reimagined for moviegoers? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will the GOP Become the Party of Blue-Collar Conservatism?

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Oct 18, 2019 With Republicans embracing more labor-friendly policies on trade and immigration, we could be in store for a massive political realignment. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The One Issue That Could Determine Trump’s Re-Election Bid

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Jun 19, 2019 Republicans are systematically destroying the U.S. economy. If they can avoid collapse for another year, they might prevail next November. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Green New Deal Is Indeed a Big Deal

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 14, 2019 Despite being attacked from many sides so soon after it was introduced, the proposed program may be our best hope out of a climate and economic quagmire. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Who’s Afraid of the Green New Deal?

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 14, 2019 It is time for the dinosaurs in power to wean themselves off fossil fuels and support the progressive proposal, or face extinction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Financial Secret Behind Germany’s Green Energy Revolution

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jan 24, 2019 It leads the way among several countries running circles around the U.S. in infrastructure development, which all have one thing in common. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: FDR and His Deal for a Desperate Time

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 29, 2018 Our longest-serving president would leave a deep mark on the American psyche. But was he saint or villain, and what was his true legacy? Dig deeper ( 44 Min. Read )

The One and Only Way Democrats Can Retake the Country

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Dec 18, 2018 California offers a testing ground to make broad changes using an approach the GOP has leveraged to the hilt in recent decades. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )