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Dubious History

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Jan 11, 2019 In an age of alternative facts, this new edition of the classic "Lies My Teacher Told Me" is an essential cornerstone of historical literacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Immigrant ‘Warriors for Justice’ Return to Their Roots

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Nov 20, 2017 Latino grass-roots organizers in Los Angeles are resisting the Trump administration's assaults in ways that would make their forebears proud. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Building the Institutions for Revolt

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 16, 2017 We must form our own new structures and carry out continual mass protest and civil disobedience to wrest back power from the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Talks With Michael Gecan About Building Organizations to Empower Ordinary Citizens

BLANK Jan 9, 2017 When asked why he tells poor communities to raise funds without government aid, the community organizer responds, "Because power is organized people and organized money." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Is Wrong About Social Movements and Activists

By Wade Rathke / Chief Organizer Apr 25, 2016 As Obama must know, the role of social movements and many activists is to "speak truth to power,” to chant “more, more, more,” and not to stop until the job is done. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Spectacle of Life – Affirming News on the Cusp of the U.N.’s 70th Birthday

By G. Thomas Goodnight Oct 1, 2015 The convergence of a papal tour, a Chinese president’s visit, an auto executive’s resignation and a House speaker singing “Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah” has stirred the winds of civility. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bill Moyers Makes Newt Gingrich Look Like an Idiot

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2012 The PBS headliner rises to the defense of Saul Alinsky, "a patriot, in a long line of patriots, who scorned the malignant narcissism of duplicitous politicians and taught everyday Americans to think for themselves and to fight together for a better life." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )