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The U.S. Military’s Empire of Secrecy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 2, 2018 While Americans are distracted by the media-as-entertainment minutiae, the military appears to be increasing its long-standing trend in favor of secrecy and against transparency. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Flowering or Excess of Democracy? (The 1780s)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 21, 2018 What lessons did the founding generation take from the American Revolution, and why do we forget the early republican experiments? Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

America’s War on America

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 2, 2017 That sound of doomsday you hear in the distance is not "ka-boom." It's "ka-ching." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Death of the Republic

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 22, 2017 The despotic forces that destroyed ancient Rome and other empires are destroying us. And removing Trump would not halt the disintegration. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Death of the Republic

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Apr 26, 2015 On April 22, the Senate Finance Committee approved a bill to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive trade agreement that would override our republican form of government and hand judicial and legislative authority to a foreign three-person panel of corporate lawyers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal’s Article of Impeachment

BLANK Jun 12, 2008 On June 9, 2008, a counterrevolution began on the floor of the House of Representatives against the gas and oil crooks who had seized control of the federal government. This counterrevolution began in the exact place which had slumbered during the all-out assault on our liberties and the Constitution itself. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )