Do Not Pity the Democrats

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 13, 2010 Do not fear Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin. Fear the underlying corporate power structure, which no one, from Barack Obama to the right-wing nut cases who pollute the airwaves, can alter.Fear the underlying corporate power structure, which no one, from Barack Obama to the right-wing nut cases who pollute the airwaves, can alter. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘They Kill Alex’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 6, 2010 Crazed and distraught with grief, the father went into his garage and took out five gallons of gasoline and a propane torch. He walked past the three Marines in their dress blues and began to smash the windows of the government van with a hammer. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Moral Courage

BLANK Sep 2, 2010 The Truthdig columnist begins this speech to the Veterans for Peace convention by saying, "Physical courage is something you see on a battlefield. Moral courage you almost never see." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Debate: Hamas vs. Fatah

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2010 Many in the Western media present Palestinian politics as a primitive, suicide-bombing expression of anti-Israeli anger. But nothing could be further from the truth. Watch a long-form debate between the two largest political factions, Fatah and Hamas, as they discuss reconciliation and the future of resistance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Christian Group Slams New Starbucks Logo

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 File this one under "Choose Your Battles": The Resistance, a national Christian group based in San Diego, has a problem with Starbucks' new, slightly-more-sexed-up cup design, featuring a bustier version of the familiar siren depicted on the coffee company's logo Resistance founder Mark Dice pointed to the label's "naked woman with her legs spread like a prostitute" and said Starbucks "might as well call themselves" -- wait for it -- "Slutbucks" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why We Resist

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 10, 2007 The refusal to pay my taxes if we go to war with Iran, and the portion of my taxes spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan if we do not cut off funding for these two conflicts, is not a means. It is an end. I do not know if my refusal, and the refusal of others, will be effective in halting these wars. All I know is that it is worth doing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Al-Sadr Calls on Iraqis to Fight U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2007 Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militia to redouble efforts to oust US forces and called on Iraq's army and police to join him The U military, meantime, said 10 American troops were killed over the weekend, including six on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

About That Huge Air Attack? Never Mind.

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 The US military announced Thursday that it had launched the "largest air assault since the U-led invasion" in 2003 As it turns out, however, it was little more than a photo op According to Time magazine, "there were no airstrikes no leading insurgents were nabbed there were no shots fired at all," and U forces met no resistance Can anyone say Potemkin assault? UPDATE: The L Times is now reporting that the operation has yielded 48 arrests, including at least one major insurgent ringleader, along with seizures of weapons and training manuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )