Labor

Black Women Spearhead a New Southern Union

Tina Vásquez / Prism Reports Jan 19, 2023 The South has a new union—and workers have Black women to thank. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Biden Wins 8 Super Tuesday States; Sanders Takes California

STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2020 The revitalized former vice president finishes on top across the South and elsewhere while Vermont senator claims the day's biggest prize. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: Reconstruction, a Failed Experiment

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 29, 2018 After many thousands of Northerners died in a war aimed in part at freeing the slaves, white America lacked the will to follow through. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: The Slow, Perilous Shift to Emancipation

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 15, 2018 In 1861-65, Americans waged a war among themselves that remains the bloodiest in U.S. history. It began as a fight to preserve the Union but morphed into an abolitionist war to free 4 million men, women and children from bondage. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

A Lesson on Slavery for White America

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 22, 2017 The more we know and understand our racist past, the more we can change history for the better—in the present and future. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trump, Deplorables and the Lie of the ‘Noble Cause’

By Mark Lloyd Aug 15, 2017 The roots of racism run deep in America. Trump's presidency has emboldened right-wingers and white supremacists to fight to preserve their legacy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert E. Lee Still Divides and Kills

Harvey Wasserman / Truthdig Aug 14, 2017 The icon of the Confederacy and architect of its defeat cost humanity uncounted lives—right up to now. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

PBS Anchor Judy Woodruff Warns That the Recent Attacks on the Press Subvert Democracy

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 18, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with the co-anchor and managing editor of "PBS NewsHour" to discuss the future of journalism and the need for a more diverse media. Transcript added. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

How Dixie Rules the GOP

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Feb 29, 2016 The Super Tuesday primaries underscore how super Southern our presidential nominating process has become. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Duke’s Hazard

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Jul 11, 2015 Dig deeper

Why Scrapping the Confederate Flag Is a Threat to a Huge Swath of the Right-Wing Movement

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2015 Last week, as Charleston mourned its dead and Confederate flags came down, I spoke to Ed Sebesta about his life's work, researching and challenging the neo-Confederates. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Mayor Chokwe Lumumba: A Life of Struggle, a Legacy of Progress

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 27, 2014 The world lost a visionary activist this week, with the death of Chokwe Lumumba, the newly elected mayor of Jackson, Miss. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )