Let’s Stop Pretending Joe Biden Is the Most Electable Democrat

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 6, 2020 Though the outcome of the 2016 presidential contest should serve as an object lesson, the chattering class and centrists are at it again. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Hope Lies in the Streets

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 15, 2019 Civil disobedience is the last tool we have to prevent corporate tyranny and save the planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Britain’s Grim Lesson for America

Andrew O'Hehir / Salon Dec 13, 2019 The Tories' win reminds us that we can be on the right side of history and still find ourselves on the wrong side of electoral arithmetic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Britain Could Be the First Domino in a Left-Wing Revolution

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 10, 2019 Under Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, the U.K. could lead the way toward a global transformation just when it’s most needed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Britain’s Choice Is Socialism or Barbarism

Alan Minsky / Truthdig Dec 4, 2019 In the Dec. 12 general election, the U.K. must decide between a humane future or an ethnonationalist lurch toward the right. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Confronting Britain’s Legacy of Torture

By Alex Adams Nov 25, 2019 Like the U.S., France and many other countries, the United Kingdom has a sordid history of the practice. We need to face up to it. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Britain’s Once-In-a-Lifetime Chance to Remake Society Isn’t Brexit

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 30, 2019 As Britons head toward a December snap election, they’d do well to recall the many issues plaguing them that have nothing to do with the EU. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Boris Johnson Will Ruin Britain or Cry Trying

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 21, 2019 Britain's divorce from the EU is not going his way, so the prime minister is doing what any pompous, privileged child would do. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

U.K. Supreme Court Rules Suspension of Parliament Was Illegal

GREGORY KATZ, MIKE CORDER and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Sep 24, 2019 Britain's highest court rules that Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament in the countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Sinister Forces Behind Boris Johnson’s Brexit Coup

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 4, 2019 The newly minted U.K. prime minister is playing a risky game as he blows up his own majority and tries to impede Parliament from doing its job. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Boris Johnson Is Pushing Britain Into the Abyss

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network  Aug 29, 2019 The Nation's Dan Guttenplan examines the prime minister's plan to prorogue parliament and the possible consequences of a no-deal Brexit. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

U.K. Ambassador to U.S. Quits Days After Leaked Cables on Trump

By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Jul 10, 2019 Kim Darroch, representative of one of the U.S.'s closest allies, says he can no longer do his job after the president cut off contact with him. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )