20 Steps in the Right Direction

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jul 9, 2019 Whether President Trump’s recent gesture in North Korea leads to lasting changes remains to be seen—but it’s a promising start. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

New York Times’ ‘Solution’ to Social Security Cuts Makes No Sense

Joshua Cho / FAIR Jun 26, 2019 A recent piece advocates for a "bipartisan solution" for the “slow-moving crisis" affecting America's most successful anti-poverty program. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Well-Regulated Militia in Trump’s Dangerous Hands

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Feb 11, 2019 God help us if the president figures out the National Guard can legally be deployed for law enforcement purposes inside the U.S. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Corporatists Brought Us to the Brink of This Catastrophe

John Feffer / TomDispatch Dec 19, 2018 The people who established a New World Order based on fossil fuel dependency are largely responsible for the climate change crisis we face. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

From Venezuela to McCain, Big Media and Human Rights Industry in Lockstep

Joe Emersberger / FAIR Sep 2, 2018 By citing prominent rights groups that often express an imperial perspective, the corporate media seem to provide critical assessments that are independent of Western officialdom. Don’t buy it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why We Need Rise-Up Economics, Not Trickle-Down (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 1, 2018 The only real way to build the economy is through investments in people—their education and skills, their health, and the infrastructure that connects them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The U.S. Role in Turning Countries Into ‘Shitholes’

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 12, 2018 The United States created crises in countries like Haiti and El Salvador in the name of corporate greed and American hegemony, and now is turning away refugees fleeing grim conditions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: How the Government Uses Media to Shape Public Perception

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2017 The Truthdig editor in chief discusses different points in history in which U.S. officials selectively leaked information to newspapers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Noam Chomsky: How the U.S. Became an Oligarchy That Makes War on the Middle Class

BLANK Jul 5, 2017 In the first of a two-part conversation, the two intellectuals discuss the shift in the U.S. and U.K. in the late 1970s toward neoliberalism, an ideology that Chomsky (pictured) says claims to increase freedom while actually increasing tyranny. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Charlie Liteky, Decorated U.S. Army Chaplain Turned Peace Activist

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jan 29, 2017 The former Roman Catholic priest, who died Jan. 20, was the only American to renounce the Medal of Honor. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Reagan Revolution

Nick Anderson / Truthdig May 9, 2016 Dig deeper

Trump Is No Heir to Reagan, or Even Nixon: He’s a New, and Vile, Kind of American Politician

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 16, 2016 The GOP front-runner has adopted the worst aspects of traditional Republicanism—the implicit racism, the nationalism, the embracing of the rich and their goals—and added even more poisonous ingredients. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )