American History for Truthdiggers: From Isolationism to a 2nd World Conflagration

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 12, 2019 Global events and FDR whittled down 1930s opposition to intervention in Europe and steered the nation into World War II. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Sen. John McCain Salutes an American Communist

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 25, 2016 In a touching reflection in The New York Times, McCain paid tribute to the recently deceased Delmer Berg, an American Communist. Like McCain’s literary idol, Ernest Hemingway, Berg fought in Spain "for love” during the Spanish Civil War, the conservative senator wrote. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Another Flower Has Gone

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Jan 30, 2014 Dig deeper

Pete Seeger

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jan 29, 2014 Dig deeper

Pete Seeger, 1919-2014

Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette Jan 28, 2014 Dig deeper

My Father, Thatcher’s ‘Enemy Within’

By David James Apr 17, 2013 I couldn't face the "state" funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, not after such a short time since the death of my dad, who was for the first half of his long and hardworking life a South Wales coal miner deep "down the pit" in Cwmgrach, and one of the "enemies within," as the former prime minister put it.I couldn't face the "state" funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, not after such a short time since the death of my dad, a South Wales coal miner and one of the former prime minister's "enemies within." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Art as Journalism

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The ‘Right’ Kind of Justice

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2010 Baltasar Garzon, the Spanish judge made famous for probing into abuses committed under dictator Gen. Francisco Franco and for going after notorious international figures like Osama bin Laden and Chile's Augusto Pinochet, has been suspended in preparation for a trial in which he is accused of overstepping his authority. The court case comes after a wave of complaints from far-right groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Digging Into Franco’s Bloody Reign

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 An acclaimed Spanish judge has ordered the unearthing of some of the unmarked graves of the tens of thousands who were killed during the first two decades of Gen. Francisco Franco's fascist rule of Spain, formally declaring the repression by Franco and associates as a "crime against humanity." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Voices From the Spanish Civil War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 2, 2007 A group of American veterans from the Spanish Civil War recently gathered to commemorate their fight against fascism before it was a popular cause. They fought for freedom and civil liberties, and they have a few words to say about our current morass. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )