They Are Coming for the Jews

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Nov 2, 2018 The Trump administration is racist and anti-Semitic. Yet even after a synagogue massacre, the political press continues to hedge. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Use the ‘F’ Word to Describe Trump

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 2, 2018 The issue of the president’s fascism has reached center stage in the U.S., sparked by the administration’s shameful treatment of refugees and its Gestapo-like "zero tolerance" policy on border crossings. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

German Town Plays Charitable Prank on Neo-Nazis

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 19, 2014 If you can't beat ’em, make ’em raise money against their own cause. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Dirty History of the Nuremberg Laws

Tony Platt / Truthdig Oct 6, 2010 Historical anniversaries are typically an occasion for remembrance, but the content of what and why we remember is always changing -- and sometimes a matter of argument. Historical anniversaries are typically an occasion for remembrance, but the content of what and why we remember is always changing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hitler’s Delusions of Artistic Grandeur

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2009 It's well known that Adolf Hitler dabbled in watercolor and that the Führer and his Nazi underlings amassed vast stashes of ill-begotten works of art, but according to art historian Birgit Schwarz, Hitler's artistic streak ran deeper into the dark zones of his psyche than most people realize. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Holocaust-Denying Bishop’s Apology Falls Flat at Vatican

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2009 The powers that be at the Vatican (at least the earthly variety) are even more upset with Bishop Richard Williamson now that he has apologized. After drawing outrage last month when he claimed that no Jews died in gas chambers during the Holocaust, he made an apology this week. The papacy found it inadequate, to say the least. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )