Ear to the Ground

Beyond the Button

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2024 If Donald Trump is going to leave a Nixon-Goes-to-China legacy for the world, let it be in the realm of nuclear sanity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Is the ‘Reagan Revolution’ Finally Over?

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Aug 23, 2024 In Chicago, it sounds like it. But the Democrats have a lot of work to do if they're serious about reeling the country back from the brink. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Opinion

JD Vance’s ‘Elegy’ Grift

Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report Jul 25, 2024 The Ohio senator famously trash-talks his poor relatives and celebrates his ambition. But as with his story about America, he leaves out important details. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Author Interview

The Suburban War on Drugs

Michan Connor / History News Network Jan 20, 2024 Matthew Lassiter discusses the crack down on the sale and consumption of drugs at the behest of white, well-to-do parents. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

40 Years Later: Remembering the US Invasion of Grenada

Amy Li Baksh / NACLA Oct 25, 2023 In the throes of the Cold War, a tiny Caribbean island dared to wage a revolutionary experiment. As the Revo imploded, the United States invaded. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

TD Original

Scandal in Bohemia: Lawsuits Lift Curtain on Secretive Rich Guys ‘Club’

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Aug 17, 2023 A cabal of 200 oligarchs are participating in quasi-occult rites while hatching devilish schemes concerning the fate of the world, and the help is suing for unpaid overtime.  Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Interview

After the Coup: An Interview With Peter Kornbluh, Part II

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Jul 11, 2023 How Kissinger and the CIA bolstered the regime of Augusto Pinochet for years—until they couldn’t. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

Pundits Refuse to Let the Inane ‘Bernie Bro’ Myth Die

Keith A. Spencer / Salon Feb 10, 2020 The Vermont senator boasts one of the most diverse coalitions in the field, but corporate media has its narrative and is sticking to it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Dennis Kucinich: The Democratic Party Has No Soul

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 31, 2020 As tensions between progressives and moderates boil over, the former presidential candidate offers an insider’s take on the party. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

The Problem With Impeachment

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 27, 2020 It's about cosmetics and will do nothing to halt the decay that is destroying the republic. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Attends Anti-Choice Rally in D.C.

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Jan 24, 2020 The former choice supporter calls it his “profound honor" to be the first president to attend the annual "March for Life" gathering. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Big Pharma Is Literally Poisoning Us

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Jan 17, 2020 By manufacturing in such poorly regulated countries as China and India, the industry risks that our drugs may be laced with carcinogens. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )