The New Rules of the Game

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 17, 2020 If Bernie Sanders — miraculously — wins the nomination, Democratic Party elites suddenly will bless Trump as the least worst option. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Elites Turn to Bloomberg and Remove Their Masks

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Feb 14, 2020 We've already seen the damage a racist billionaire president can do to our democracy. How can Democrats even consider nominating another? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Is Beating the Drum of War With Iran

John C. O'Day / FAIR Oct 5, 2018 Despite portraying Trump as a threat to world peace, the political press nonetheless treats future military conflict as an inevitability. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Is Thomas Friedman Even Talking About?

Jim Naureckas / FAIR Sep 7, 2018 The New York Times columnist's latest offering manages to blend racial insensitivity with bogus economics. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Washington Establishment Has a History of Making False Intelligence Claims in the Name of War

By Robert Parry / Consortiumnews Apr 14, 2017 National security expert Theodore Postol debunked the White House report of a recent Syria chemical attack, as he did in 2013, but a comprehensive investigation into the latest propaganda is unlikely. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The ‘P’ in PBS Should Stand for ‘Plutocratic’ or ‘Pentagon’

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 28, 2016 The American broadcaster depends on foundations, corporations and wealthy individuals to pay for much of its programming. This private funding undermines the integrity of the "independent" journalism it bankrolls. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

What Does Wal-Mart Have to Do With the 2016 Election?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2016 With over $480 billion in total annual revenue, the U.S.' largest private employer wields immense power just in how it treats its workers at home and abroad. Their struggle for dignity and rights will continue after the last ballots are counted in November. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Israel/Iran Issue Sends a Liberal Zionist off the Deep End

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 21, 2015 Being a liberal Zionist was always a tough thing to pull off, but it is becoming just impossible. And the effort seems to have driven New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman bonkers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

President Obama, Choose Your Words Carefully

William Pfaff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2014 President Barack Obama, in the interview given last weekend to The New York Times' Thomas Friedman, provided illumination on his foreign policy thinking, at this moment of fraught drama in both Iraq and Ukraine, but the counsels concerning the two didn't match. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Baghdad Bombs Kill Dozens 10 Years After U.S. Invasion

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 20, 2013 Nearly 10 years to the day after the start of the Iraq War, some 19 car bombs and a shooting in the country's capital left 57 people dead, almost 200 wounded and many more wondering whether they'll ever feel safe again. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gated Intellectuals, Fortress America, and the Politics of Occupy

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Mar 21, 2012 A group of right-wing extremists would have the American public believe it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of a market society. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Naked in the Halls of Empire

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 A plucky new author has arrived on the scene to take down one of establishment journalism’s most revered figures. Belen Fernandez discusses her new exposé on NYT columnist Thomas Friedman, “The Imperial Messenger.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )