Pity the Kurds

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 21, 2019 Donald Trump’s betrayal of our allies in northern Syria is part of a pattern by nation-states that have used the Kurds and abandoned them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Can Literature Really Be an Agent of Political Resistance?

Keegan Cook Finberg / Los Angeles Review of Books Sep 27, 2019 In her latest book, Juliana Spahr explores what radical literature has done to challenge forms of nationalism in the U.S. and reaches a disappointing conclusion. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Russia Sees Its Reflection in the West

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Sep 18, 2019 "This Is Not Propaganda" author Peter Pomerantsev explores how authoritarian regimes and far-right movements have weaponized free speech. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

An American Tragedy: Empire at Home and Abroad

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jul 23, 2019 Aggressive policing, mass incarceration and inhumane detention facilities are products of overseas empire—imperial chickens come home to roost. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Russia Rightfully Remembers, America Forgets

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jun 26, 2019 We can't seem to acknowledge that the former Soviet Union paved the way to Allied success during World War II with its blood. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump and Media Join Forces to Falsify WWII History

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Jun 20, 2019 In a curious collaboration, the president and U.S. news outlets put aside their differences to peddle distorted narratives about the past. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Echoes of Flint in ‘Chernobyl’

Noor Al-Sibai / Truthdig Jun 14, 2019 The HBO miniseries may remind viewers of Trump’s ineptitude, but it should evoke a public health crisis that began under his predecessor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Carter’s Cage of Crisis

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 8, 2019 The 39th president was denied a second term largely by issues beyond his control—a bad economy and foreign tumult—and not by his own failings. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Manufacturing War With Russia

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jun 3, 2019 The demonization of Putin and Russia was designed to poison bilateral relations, boost U.S. war industry profits and make détente impossible. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Can Socialism Save American Democracy?

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig May 28, 2019 Author Bhaskar Sunkara reflects on the differences between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the future of Medicare-for-all and more. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 4, 2019 The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

Yes, We Can Do Better Than Capitalism

Richard Wolff / Common Dreams May 2, 2019 Exploitation of labor is intrinsic to our economic system. Only by democratizing our workplaces can we forge a truly egalitarian society. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )