Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJun 16, 2018
The third president’s election and two terms were hailed by some as revolutionary and a national salvation, but others saw a darkness beneath Thomas Jefferson's republicanism. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJun 2, 2018
Why did the Federalist and Republican factions each view its opponents as existential threats to the new nation during the Adams administration? Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigMay 19, 2018
If President Washington was such a unifying force, why were the early 1790s so violent and contested? Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )
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Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigMay 5, 2018
In establishing a centralized government, American elites struggled to find a balance between a top-down system and a system of the people. The arguments that raged in the late 18th century linger with us today. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigApr 7, 2018
For slaves and Native Americans, the Revolution wasn’t “radical”: It was one more colossal effort to enforce Western conservative values and preserve the privileges of whites and the rich. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigMar 31, 2018
How the social and military experience of revolution shaped the diverse American republic. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigMar 17, 2018
How and why did proud, imperialist British colonists end up in open rebellion in the course of 12 years? Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigAug 22, 2017
The more we know and understand our racist past, the more we can change history for the better—in the present and future. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigApr 11, 2017
To derail Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, the left is bolstering the autonomy of states and cities to protect minorities, the poor, the undocumented and our ecosystems. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By David Gibbs / AlterNetApr 3, 2017
The linguist and political commentator discusses the U.S. president, Russia, history and the future in a recent interview. (Pictured, two scientists at a Jan. 26 news conference.) Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )
Tad Daley / TruthdigJul 5, 2016
The heavy chains of “present political possibility” should be cast off. In just 10 years, it will be the 250th birthday of the United States, and it is time to create a new political system. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By William J. Astore, TomDispatchAug 19, 2015
Familiar as America’s most senior military officers may be with the warnings of Thomas Jefferson, they have consistently ignored or misapplied them, facilitating our current state of endless war and national decline. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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