Your Fourth of July and My Fourth of July

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 4, 2015 Your Fourth of July is invasions and wars. Mine is the pure sunbeam of peace. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Let’s Talk About the True Meaning of Patriotism This Fourth of July

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 4, 2015 True patriotism isn’t simply about waving the American flag. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Chelsea Manning

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 4, 2015 Sitting in prison on the Fourth of July for exposing some harsh truths about U.S. war crimes, the whistleblower should actually be honored as a true patriot. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ballghazi

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Cheater Brady

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons May 9, 2015 Dig deeper

Patriotism

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The Big Dick School of American Patriotism

By Nan Levison, TomDispatch Mar 18, 2015 The BDSP is based on a bedrock belief in how America should work: that the only strength that really matters is military and that a great country is one with the capacity to beat the bejesus out of everyone else. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Ten Commandments for a Better American World

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Mar 2, 2015 My suspicion is that what's right and moral is also what's practical and realistic. In that light, let me offer Ten Commandments for a better world in general. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Obama Derangement Syndrome

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 25, 2015 Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's comments about the president have opened up a fire hose of nonsense from the Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Burying Vietnam, Launching Perpetual War

By Christian Appy, TomDispatch Feb 9, 2015 How do you commemorate the Vietnam War, the signature catastrophe of the 1960s? You probably know the answer: leave out every troubling memory and simply say: “Let’s honor all our military veterans for their service and sacrifice.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Why There Is No Massive Anti-War Movement in America

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Feb 3, 2015 I.F. Stone’s sign-off, that medic’s song, and my letter all are documents from a time when Americans could be in opposition to, while also feeling in service to, their country. They are documents from a lost world and so would, I suspect, have little meaning to the young of the present moment. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

For the Patriots, Without Apology

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 31, 2015 I never knew how much fun it was to be loyal to a hated outlaw sports team until the whole world came down on my dear New England Patriots. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )