Trump Will Be a Nightmare Client for His Legal Dream Team

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 30, 2017 Even the best defense attorneys may not be able to save the president from himself. (Marc Kasowitz, Donald Trump's longtime attorney, is pictured.) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Has the U.S. Intelligence Community’s Assessment of ‘Russiagate’ Been Politicized?

By Robert Parry / Consortium News May 24, 2017 Information from President Obama's intelligence chiefs raises new doubts about a Jan. 6 report and its allegation that Russia "hacked" the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Official Washington Has Turned Michael Flynn Into Road Kill

By Robert Parry / Consortiumnews May 9, 2017 The former national security adviser’s case is a disturbing example of how politicized law enforcement can destroy a U.S. citizen’s life in today’s new McCarthyism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘On Contact With Chris Hedges’: Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Electra’ Shatters the American Myth

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 24, 2017 The Truthdig columnist and RT host explains that a culture saturated with artifice and false promises of success and happiness doesn't easily accommodate the ideas the playwright dramatized onstage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges and Nikhil Goyal Discuss How to Save the American Education System (Video)

BLANK Apr 11, 2017 The journalist tells Hedges that the system is "designed to inculcate the traits of obedience, punctuality and respect for authority within working-class children." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘On Contact’: Matt Taibbi on How an ‘Insane Clown President’ Played America’s Political System

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2017 Chris Hedges and Matt Taibbi have a pretty good idea -- and in this clip, a compelling dialogue -- about how Donald Trump made US politics work for him Chris Hedges and Matt Taibbi have a pretty good idea -- and in this clip, a compelling dialogue -- about how Donald Trump made U. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dissident Cartoonist Mr. Fish: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Is Failing to Deal With Trump

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2017 In an appearance on Chris Hedges' RT show "On Contact," the artist warns against depicting the president as a "figure of fun." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘On Contact With Chris Hedges’: What the Intelligence Report About Russian Influence Really Reveals

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 16, 2017 On this week's episode, journalists Abby Martin and Ben Norton join Hedges for a wide-ranging discussion about troubling shifts they've noticed away from fact-based reporting and governance.On this week's episode, journalists Abby Martin and Ben Norton join Hedges for a wide-ranging discussion about troubling shifts away from fact-based reporting and governance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Meets the Resistance at Standing Rock

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 26, 2016 For a special edition of "On Contact," the Truthdig columnist travels to the North Dakota encampment to talk with those (including the man shown) on the front lines fighting to block the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: The End of the Election Will Not Mean the End of Public Anger

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 8, 2016 In a 30-minute interview with Sophie Shevardnadze at RT, the Truthdig columnist discusses who will be the real loser in the 2016 U.S. presidential race. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

‘On Contact’: Chris Hedges and Psychotherapist George Mallinckrodt on Jailing the Mentally Ill

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 13, 2016 On this week’s episode of “On Contact,” the Truthdig columnist discusses the incarceration of America’s mentally ill with George Mallinckrodt, psychotherapist and author of "Getting Away With Murder." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

So Hillary Clinton Is a ‘Neoliberal.’ What Does That Mean?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both have been accused of being agents of a political program that empowers “elites … to consolidate political and economic power in their own interests.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )