Democratic Party Loyalty Has Always Been a Scam

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 22, 2020 Hillary Clinton’s latest attacks on Bernie Sanders prove centrists are only interested in unity as long as they’re the ones in power. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Admits America Has No ‘Left Party’

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jan 21, 2020 At a Martin Luther King Day event in New York, the congresswoman and democratic socialist takes aim at the country's conservative duopoly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Race

Whitewashing ‘Watchmen’

Leslie Lee / Truthdig Dec 21, 2019 There’s more than a little tragic irony in how HBO’s version of the classic comic fumbled so spectacularly on racial politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Key Reparation to Descendants of Slaves Wouldn’t Cost a Dime

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Oct 23, 2019 Ending the death penalty, which is disproportionately imposed on African Americans, would be a good first step toward righting some of this nation’s wrongs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America Must Make Amends for the Horror of Slavery

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 20, 2019 This Juneteenth is marked in Congress with historic hearings to discuss reparations and poverty, and offer a vision for a more just nation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

One Way Ralph Northam Can Redeem Himself

Kali Holloway / Independent Media Institute Feb 14, 2019 If the Virginia governor is really interested in racial reconciliation, he can start by removing his state's Confederate monuments. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Books That Keep Me Alive on Death Row

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Nov 8, 2018 I have been forced to live in a 4½-by-11-foot cage against my will. Only literature can offer an escape from my hellish existence. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Con of Diversity

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Jul 8, 2018 Racial diversity in the hands of the ruling elites—political and corporate—is a tool for preserving white privilege, wealth and power. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Trouble With Intersectionality and Afro-Pessimism, Part 2

By Bruce A. Dixon / Black Agenda Report Feb 12, 2018 The term "intersectionality" has become a kind of brood parasite. It mimics just enough of left-feminist rhetoric to deceive the unwary. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Only God Knows What Michelle Bachmann Should Do Next

Staff / Truthdig and Larry Gross Jan 8, 2018 The former congresswoman is considering running for Al Franken's Senate seat, but not without asking a specific higher-up whether she should. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Paradise Papers’ Show Tax Havens Are Central to Western Capitalism

Staff / Truthdig and Larry Gross Nov 12, 2017 Author Thomas Frank discusses revelations regarding tax avoidance by some of the world's wealthiest people; in other news, an analysis of Wikipedia reveals a surprising fact. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Trump’s ‘Long History of Racism’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 15, 2017 Trump "openly courted and openly activated the forces of white supremacy in this country," the author says. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )