A Circus Then, a Circus Now

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 20, 2020 The presidential campaign is, by some measures, in its second year. Here's what Chris Hedges had to say about the contest in January 2019. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Enemy Within

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 4, 2019 The deep state, which is orchestrating the impeachment of Donald Trump, is the most ominous threat to democracy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump May Be a White Nationalist, but American Racism Is Bipartisan

Paul Street / Truthdig Jul 19, 2019 Despite its rhetoric and appearance of diversity, the Democratic Party is deeply complicit in the nation’s structural and institutional racism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Creeping Toward Tyranny

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 6, 2019 The collapse of our democratic institutions began long before the arrival of Trump, who is capitalizing on the evisceration of the rule of law. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Beyond the 2020 Electoral Circus, a Workers Rebellion Is Brewing

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 6, 2019 It won’t be easy, and its prospects are still hazy, but a new movement for a real people’s party is forming in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Election Circus Begins

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 7, 2019 Send in the clowns: It’s time for another presidential campaign where politics is farce. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Signs of Creeping Fascism Are All Around Us

Paul Street / Truthdig Nov 14, 2018 This would be a good time for Americans to familiarize themselves with the essential elements of fascism. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Scum vs. Scum

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 5, 2018 There is no way in these or any of our elections to vote against the interests of the corporate state. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Rule of the Uber-Rich Means Tyranny or Revolution

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 22, 2018 Their greed will crush society and the ecosystem unless they are driven from power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Deadly Rule of the Oligarchs

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 11, 2018 Aristotle would recognize America’s deviant form of government. It’s a perversion in which parasitic elites irrationally pursue money, power and hedonism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Bankruptcy of the American Left

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 5, 2018 As long as liberals allow themselves to be divided by identity politics and the culture wars, they will be under the heel of a rapacious corporate capitalism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Barack Obama’s Neoliberal Legacy: Rightward Drift and Donald Trump

Paul Street / Truthdig Jan 4, 2017 The Wall Street takeover of Washington, D.C., and the related imperial agenda of the “Pentagon System” were advanced more effectively by the nation’s first black president than they could have been by white Republicans such as John McCain or Mitt Romney. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )