Ear to the Ground

Is Ammon Bundy Setting the Stage for Another Stand-Off?

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Apr 24, 2023 The most accomplished grifter on the Intermountain far right has a new act. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

How Not To Make an Eco-Thriller

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Apr 6, 2023 Daniel Goldhaber’s radical heist film fails to make its case, says Truthdig's film critic, Siddhant Adlakha. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Burning Down the Future

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 24, 2019 London's Grenfell Tower tragedy, a 2017 fire in which 72 died, signals the corporatist triumph of greed over life. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Inheritors of MLK’s Legacy Are Drawn to the Revolutionary King

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 17, 2017 Many young black activists say they prefer the capitalism-challenging radical to the Nobel Prize-winning pacifist to whom they were introduced as children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Days of Revolt’: Chris Hedges, Lynne Stewart and Ralph Poynter on the Evolution of Radicalism

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2016 Stewart and Poynter, a couple with a long history of fighting for human rights, explain how things have changed since the political activism of the 1960s and ’70s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Is Wrong About Social Movements and Activists

By Wade Rathke / Chief Organizer Apr 25, 2016 As Obama must know, the role of social movements and many activists is to "speak truth to power,” to chant “more, more, more,” and not to stop until the job is done. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Memory of Martin Luther King Is Distorted, Professor Argues

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 19, 2016 The "Commemorative King," the "Therapeutic King," the "Conservative King" and the "Commodified King." Each of them “competes for our attention," though they represent a vision of the man that “he himself would not have recognized,” writes history professor Thomas J. Sugrue. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Roof, Dear and Tashfeen Malik: The Double Standard for ‘Self-Radicalized Lone-Wolf Terrorists’

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 Is a vague organizational affiliation more important in determining whether a killing is terrorism or is the character of the target more important? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How One Teenage Girl Was Almost Lured Into Joining Islamic State

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2015 Maysa, a teenager from Brussels, smoked, listened to music and was a “ray of sunshine” at school. And some friendly militants almost led her into the clutches of a belligerent cult. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Islamic State Recruitment Thrives in Brutal U.S.-Backed Egyptian Prisons

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2015 A 26-year-old dual U.S. and Egyptian citizen who endured “torture, deprivation and cruelty while locked in the prisons” of Egypt’s military dictatorship says the regime is effectively acting as a “recruiting agent” for militant extremist groups like Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Manufacturing Terror: How Saudi Arabia Helped Create Islamic State

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2015 In light of the latest terrorist attacks in Paris, we take a look back at an interview with CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, who singled out Saudi Arabia for its role in creating radical extremism in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Want to Stop Islamic State Recruitment? Look to Muslim Mothers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2015 When recognized and empowered, Muslim mothers can play a robust role in protecting their families and communities. It's a role enshrined in the Islamic tradition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )