Reform or Revolution

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 23, 2016 Rosa Luxemburg warned the left about becoming seduced by liberals who speak the language of reform but serve the interests of capitalism. And she understood that holding fast to revolutionary ideals was, especially in a moment of crisis, a moral imperative. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

A Revolutionary Art Form That Leads to Social Change (Multimedia)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig May 13, 2016 Every one of the 85,000 political posters at the Center for the Study of Political Graphics tells a story you won’t find in standard history books. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jane Sanders Says Bernie Would Lead a National Movement Whether or Not He Wins the Presidency

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2016 Now that Bernie Sanders has a “massive national and indeed international profile," MSNBC host Rachel Maddow asked in an interview with the candidate's wife recently, "Do you see an organization being formed out of the Sanders-centered movement that has sprung up around his campaign?” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sanders May Endorse Clinton, but He Won’t Campaign for Her Unless She Does This One Thing (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2016 If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, Bernie Sanders' support and that of his voters may depend on her doing the one thing that her track record shows she's been most unwilling to do all along. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Revolution Is in the Air

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 17, 2016 The arrests of hundreds—including me—in or near the Capitol have been going on every day for a week. They presage a growing, nationwide uprising against the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

This Is an Uprising

By Gabriel Thompson Apr 15, 2016 A few lessons about nonviolence "as a method of political conflict": Nonviolent movements are twice as likely to succeed as violent insurgencies; success is practically guaranteed if 3.5 percent of the population actively takes part; and effective nonviolent protest is always disruptive and polarizing. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Millennials’ Revolutionary

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Apr 6, 2016 Dig deeper

Black Lives Matter: ‘We Know Revolution Won’t Come at the Ballot Box’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2016 Black Lives Matter activists started the 2016 presidential race by disrupting campaign events of Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and others. Now the group is not endorsing any candidate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Progressives Nationwide Seek to Take Bernie Sanders’ ‘Political Revolution’ Into Congress

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 5, 2016 Zephyr Teachout of New York, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Lucy Flores of Nevada want to take on Wall Street, big oil and the military-industrial complex—and they're all mounting bids for Congress. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges on What It Truly Means to Be a Socialist

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2015 In his recent speech before the Green Party of Orange County, Calif, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges talked passionately about socialism, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and the moral imperative to revolt . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What It Means to Be a Socialist

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 21, 2015 To be a socialist is to stand for the next generation and against the destructive forces of corporations and the military. If we do not move toward life, society will fall and take everyone with it. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

How Obama’s ‘All of the Above’ Politics Led to the Rise of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 3, 2015 The approach to politics taken by Obama until recently — of promising genuine change but governing as a Republican Lite — did more to spur cynicism than any of Jon Stewart’s cartoony double takes at Washington hypocrisy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )