An Unpatriotic Truth

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 15, 2017 President Trump's staggering perversion of history and facts presents a serious threat to American and global citizens. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

A Plea to Protect Documentaries

By John Pilger / johnpilger.com Dec 13, 2017 Australian filmmaker and journalist John Pilger tells how films that dissent from the official version of the truth are an endangered species. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Lies We Tell Ourselves

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 15, 2017 The media, military, policymakers, political leaders and even the public propagate dangerous myths and platitudes that enable perpetual war. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump and the Politics of Nihilism

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Aug 11, 2017 The president’s dangerous rhetoric toward North Korea is symptomatic of democratic collapse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arithmetic Is on China’s Side

Eden Collinsworth / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 Even before Donald Trump, the Asian giant was chipping away at U.S. dominance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Parry Wins 2017 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism

By John Pilger Jun 28, 2017 The veteran investigative reporter and founder of Consortiumnews.com is honored for a career of truth-telling and dissidence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on the Life of a True Revolutionary (Video)

BLANK Jun 6, 2017 What does it take to resist? The Truthdig columnist explained at a Veterans for Peace anti-war demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial on Memorial Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Artist as Prophet

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 29, 2017 Artists who tell the truth are the mortal enemies of despots, who seek to distort the past, the present and the future. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Down the Memory Hole: Living in Trump’s United States of Amnesia

By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch May 26, 2017 As we struggle to keep up with the administration’s shifting explanations, it is difficult to remember the events of yesterday, let alone last week or last month. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Six Things Trump Does Not Understand About His Job

By Jefferson Morley / AlterNet May 20, 2017 Mistaking the presidency for a personal business has delivered the Trump White House into failure. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The New Left

Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 12, 2017 Dig deeper

Hasan Minhaj, Samantha Bee Roast Trump in Absentia at Competing Events (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2017 Minhaj headlines the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, while Bee hosts the Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )