America’s War on Dissent Began a Century Ago

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 20, 2020 The roots of the our ruling class' disdain for protest movements can be traced all the back to World War I. Part 2 of a two-part essay. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Pete Buttigieg’s Corporate Heel-Turn

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Oct 21, 2019 The South Bend, Ind., mayor once promised a new kind of progressive politics. What a difference a few months on the campaign trail makes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2019 Where would America be without its muckraking journals and newspapers? A conversation with "American Prophet" author Pete Richardson. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Makes Impassioned Case for Democratic Socialism

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 12, 2019 In a new speech, the Vermont senator argues that only a politics rooted in economic equality can "defeat oligarchy and authoritarianism." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Introduces Sweeping Plan to Wipe Out Student Debt

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Apr 22, 2019 In a new Medium post, the Massachusetts senator unveils a proposal that could provide financial relief to as many as 42 million Americans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

9 Ways the Media Blew It in Its ‘Russiagate’ Coverage

Katie Halper / FAIR Apr 8, 2019 So many got so much wrong over the past two years. If the press hopes to meet its basic responsibilities, it must learn from these mistakes. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Liberals Are Digging Their Own Grave With Russiagate

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 8, 2019 Professor Stephen Cohen and The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explore the ramifications of the media's neo-McCarthyist fearmongering. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

ICE Has Been Keeping Tabs on Anti-Trump Activists

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Mar 6, 2019 Emails obtained by The Nation reveal that the agency's Homeland Security Investigations unit targeted progressives in New York City. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Failed Its Audit Amid a $21 Trillion Scandal (Yes, Trillion)

Lee Camp / Truthdig Dec 18, 2018 Try as apologists in the mainstream media might, there’s no explanation that accounts for the huge amount that’s mysteriously gone missing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

When Resistance Becomes Capitulation: A Response to an Open Letter in The Nation

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 11, 2018 Nice try, but no cigar. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

When It Comes to Visionary Peacemakers, Trump Is No Henry Wallace

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 20, 2018 What the former vice president and Progressive Party presidential candidate advocated during the Cold War should be a benchmark for progressives judging our president today. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Weighs Detention Camps for Migrant Children: Report

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jun 13, 2018 Tent cities may be constructed across Texas to house the growing number of minors being separated from their parents at the border. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )