Neoliberal Fascism and the Twilight of the Social

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Sep 8, 2018 The corrosive effects on American society of Trump's brand of neoliberalism and neofascism are more obvious every day. Any viable resistance must reclaim the social as part of its strategy. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Prognosis: America 2018

Fangman Michael / Truthdig Feb 13, 2018 Knowledge, organized and available to all motivated voters, can win out. Then we can get our country back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Oct 31, 2012 Dig deeper

Romney, Ryan and Rand

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Aug 31, 2012 Dig deeper

Obama: GOP Budget Plan Is ‘Social Darwinism’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2012 In case Paul Krugman's comparison between the GOP's prized budget plan and pink slime wasn't a strong enough indication of its reception among the opposition, here comes President Obama with a descriptive attack of his own. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

School Lunches Are Making America’s Kids Bigger, Hungrier

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2010 American school officials' attitudes about the relationship between kids and their school lunches have swung from shades of strict social Darwinism to reflections of the free-market mentality over the last century, as Michael O'Donnell explains in his Washington Monthly book review. Thus, the ideal of character-building deprivation gave way to the age of the tater tot. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )