Can the Greek Tragedy Be Rewritten?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 20, 2015 The world is watching to see if the anti-austerity party Syriza can turn things around for Greece Success may inspire hope in the economically desperate across the globe -- and fear among the elites Success may inspire hope in the economically desperate across the globe—and fear among the elites. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Noise Machine That Quells Dissent

Thor Benson / Truthdig Jan 21, 2015 Police in a number of U.S. cities aren't just tasering and tear-gassing protesters, they're attacking their sense of hearing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Laura Flanders on Drones and Civil Disobedience

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 5, 2014 Truthdig columnist, author and activist Chris Hedges paid a visit this week to "The Laura Flanders Show" to discuss U.S. foreign policy, civil disobedience, resistance to empire and the corporate state, as well as a host of other topics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: The .01% Is the New 1%

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Nov 12, 2014 Comparisons between post-2008 America and the economic quagmire of the 1930s have been circulating for years, but a new study out of the London School of Economics sets the country back even further -- and moves the decimal point back a couple of spaces on the 1 percent to highlight an even smaller and richer demographic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Follow the Money: Big Banks, DOJ Find Benefits in Settlement Deals

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Oct 31, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Shrinking the Global Income Gap

Thor Benson / Truthdig Oct 2, 2014 A new study from Harvard Business School suggests that people all across the world, from very divergent backgrounds and ideologies, want the income gap to become smaller -- and also that it's actually bigger than they realized. A new study from Harvard Business School suggests that people all across the world, from very divergent backgrounds and ideologies, want the income gap to become smaller—and also that it's actually bigger than they realized. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sacrificing the Vulnerable, From Gaza to America

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 15, 2014 The abandonment of Gazans, some of the planet's most powerless people, illustrates how all who are vulnerable are now routinely sacrificed by our political elites . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

American Socrates

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 16, 2014 Noam Chomsky, for more than five decades, has epitomized what it means to be intellectual. He is brilliant, fiercely independent, ruthlessly honest and fearless in naming the crimes of the power elite and their liberal apologists. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Rules of Revolt

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 9, 2014 There are fundamental lessons to be taken from the protests that swept through China 25 years ago, ignited by the student occupation of Tiananmen Square Revolutions differ, but most have similar dynamics There are fundamental lessons to be taken from the protests that swept through China 25 years ago, ignited by the student occupation of Tiananmen Square. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Introduces ‘The Occupy Portraits’ (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 2, 2014 When photos of violence against Occupy Wall Street protesters began to appear in The New York Times, Los Angeles photographer Annie Appel set out to capture the faces and record the hopes of participants in 12 American cities. The result is a 572-page ready-to-print book, with a foreword from Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Twitter: Censorship at Governments’ Requests

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig May 28, 2014 Last week, Twitter made a pro-Ukrainian Twitter feed inaccessible in Russia. In addition to blocking that account, Twitter has also worked with the Turkish government to monitor content that officials there find objectionable. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Third Lens: Why Awareness of Class Cultures Can Strengthen Movements for Social Change

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 23, 2014 Bringing a class analysis to our understanding of privilege can help make sense of a broad range of experiences. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )