Violence and Unrest in Baltimore Are No Accident

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 29, 2015 The systemic causes and deliberate policies that led to the killing of Freddie Gray and the protests that followed -- and policy solutions that would address these problems -- are discussed by former Baltimore City Council President Lawrence Bell, attorney A. Dwight Petit and Paul Jay, senior editor of "The Real News Network." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis Wants Austerity … for the Rich

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 25, 2015 “The finance ministers of Europe are not all in favor of balancing the budget if it has to be balanced by taxing the rich,” says economist Michael Hudson (not pictured) of the ongoing confrontation over the Greek debt crisis. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Has the IMF Annexed Ukraine?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 14, 2015 Michael Hudson, an economist at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, says the terms attached to the loans made by the IMF to Ukraine are likely to turn its people into penniless serfs of international banks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The 2015 Federal Budget Ended Pension Protections for Millions of Retirees (Videos)

BLANK Jan 5, 2015 A rule sneaked into the new federal budget endangers retiring Americans by eliminating the government's legal obligation to insure pensions in the event the funds cannot pay retirees. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges’ Interview With Noam Chomsky on Empire, the Liberal Class and More

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 31, 2014 Finish the year off by watching this memorable clip of Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges interviewing acclaimed linguist and social thinker Noam Chomsky. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did the CIA Torture So Bush Could Invade Iraq? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 23, 2014 The Bush administration and the CIA tortured al-Qaida suspects because they wanted evidence that linked Saddam Hussein to 9/11 and could be used to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Middle East expert Patrick Cockburn writes at The Independent.The Bush administration and the CIA tortured al-Qaida suspects because they wanted evidence that linked Saddam Hussein to 9/11 and could be used to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, says Middle East expert Patrick Cockburn. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Voters Reject Traditional Left Parties in EU Parliament Elections

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 1, 2014 "The U.S. press and newscasts make it appear that Europeans have voted against poor immigrants and foreigners," economist Michael Hudson adds to an interview he had done with The Real News Network. "What they voted against [was] the super-rich, the oligarchy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Struggle Among Oligarchs in Ukraine

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 9, 2014 Ahead of a referendum vote that could bring Crimea under greater Russian control, Moscow State University political economy professor and prolific author Aleksandr Buzgalin explains the historic relations between the Crimea region of Ukraine and Russia to The Real News Network.Political economy professor and prolific author Aleksandr Buzgalin explains the historic relations between the Crimea region of Ukraine and Russia to The Real News Network. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Document Dump: Efforts to Track WikiLeaks Supporters Revealed

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 22, 2014 Julian Assange's attorney comments on documents reported about on Glenn Greenwald's new investigative site showing that U.S. officials sought to get governments worldwide to agree to prosecute Assange, that the British intelligence agency has a program to identify computers used to search for the whistle-blowing publisher WikiLeaks, and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Imagining an Ideal NSA

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 13, 2014 In the second part of their appearance on The Real News Network, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and 30-year former NSA official and whistle-blower William Binney grapple with the question of what, exactly, NSA policy should be. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on ‘The Pathology of the Rich’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 6, 2013 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discussed "the psychology of the super rich: their sense of entitlement, the dehumanization of workers, and mistaken belief that their wealth will insulate them from the coming storms" with The Real News Network's senior editor, Paul Jay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Obama’s Intent With Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 14, 2013 How does Obama's decision to delay a congressional vote on a military strike fit into the U.S. government's overall mission there? Are American leaders simply interested in weakening the Syrian government through a prolonged civil war? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )