The Urgent Issue Presidential Candidates Are Finally Talking About

Diallo Brooks / Sep 30, 2019 Democrats in the 2020 race are feeling the pressure to talk about structural racism. The rest of us should, too. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The 400-Year-Old Wound Tearing at the Heart of America

Jessicah Pierre / OtherWords Aug 25, 2019 Healing the deep damage of racism is about ensuring equity not only for African Americans but also for our entire economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Must Make Amends for the Horror of Slavery

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 20, 2019 This Juneteenth is marked in Congress with historic hearings to discuss reparations and poverty, and offer a vision for a more just nation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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The Democratic Party Offers a Glimpse of a Better Future (Photo Essay)

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Three Key Issues on Which Democrats Are Moving Left

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Mar 12, 2019 On reparations, Medicare-for-all and climate change, candidates are proposing and supporting ideas considered “fringe” not so long ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2020 Democratic Hopefuls Embrace New Meaning of Reparations

ERRIN HAINES WHACK / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2019 Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Julian Castro call on the government to reckon with centuries of legal oppression and stolen labor. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Lynching the Past

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 1, 2018 Many Southern whites continue to lie to themselves and the world about the Civil War and the antebellum South. These lies perpetuate the evil they seek to hide. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Con of Diversity

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 8, 2018 Racial diversity in the hands of the ruling elites—political and corporate—is a tool for preserving white privilege, wealth and power. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

New Museum Confronts America’s History of Racism

Emily Wells / Truthdig Apr 25, 2018 The Montgomery, Ala., memorial features graphic sculptures recounting lynchings and other racially motivated violence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Unconditional Love for Israel, Silence for Palestine

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Antiwar.com Apr 23, 2018 As Americans focus on everything Trumpian, Palestinians die (or are killed) as a matter of course in Gaza. And, once again, the U.S. is complicit. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Do We Owe Indigenous America?

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Nov 22, 2017 It’s impossible to say how much money, land and lives indigenous people have lost to colonization over the years, but it’s worth a look—especially now, on Thanksgiving. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Why Are Police So Afraid of Bold, Black Women Like Korryn Gaines?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 6, 2016 It is incredible that during this time of heightened public awareness of police brutality, officers continue to behave with impunity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )