The Great Flood

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 29, 2019 Rising sea levels and monster storms will intensify and flood the earth’s coasts as we enter the age of the “long emergency.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The 10 Best Chris Hedges Columns of 2018

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2018 This is just one of many possible ways to showcase the Truthdig columnist's most impactful stories of the year—have a look to see how your picks line up with ours. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New York Times Slams State Democrats’ Smear of Cynthia Nixon

By Will Meyer Sep 11, 2018 In a (somewhat) backpedaling editorial, the newspaper still maintains that incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo has the “potential” to lead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Official Decries President’s ‘Amorality’ in Op-Ed

The Associated Press Sep 5, 2018 Writing in The New York Times, the anonymous author also admits that officials within the administration debated invoking the 25th Amendment because of the “instability” witnessed in the president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the Last Superpower Was Unchained

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jun 18, 2018 More than 16 years after 9/11, having faced only lightly armed enemies, still wealthy beyond compare, still with a matchlessly funded military, the United States has won literally nothing. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

America’s Arid West Is Invading the Fertile East

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 16, 2018 The dry zone of the United States is spreading eastward because of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pakistan’s Wasteland: The Bhutto Backyard

Naween Mangi / Truthdig Mar 15, 2018 For three generations, the Pakistani political dynasty has promised to improve living conditions, but residents of the Bhuttos' ancestral village still struggle in poverty. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Original Sin

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 3, 2018 Our society descended from colonial Virginia's sinister caste system, in which race, class, labor and slavery were inextricably linked. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Mainstream Op-Eds and Editorials: ‘Dreamers’ Weren’t Worth Shutdown

Joshua Cho / FAIR Feb 2, 2018 Opinions showcased in three major U.S. newspapers during the recent government shutdown exhibit a striking lack of concern for the fate of the young immigrants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democrats Must Stop Taking Black Voters for Granted

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 15, 2017 This week’s Alabama race offers more evidence that the party needs to address concerns of African-Americans or risk losing future elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Climate-Change Victims in a Man-Made Dystopia

Todd Miller / TomDispatch Dec 13, 2017 Homeland security regimes are unleashing their wrath on the world’s displaced people, sharpening the divide between the secure and the dispossessed. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Six Times the Media Failed This Week

By Adam Johnson / Alternet Sep 2, 2017 Some networks, major print outlets and internet news organizations opt for distortions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )