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The Deadly Myth of the Border

Casey Walker / Los Angeles Review of Books Jan 12, 2020 Greg Grandin’s latest book questions what is treated as inevitable when it comes to the U.S.-Mexico border. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

YouTube Is Breaking Its Own Rules About State-Sponsored Videos

Ava Kofman / ProPublica Nov 22, 2019 A new report finds the Google subsidiary failed to flag government-funded channels from countries including Russia, Iran and the U.S. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The U.S. Could Be Forcing the Kurds Into Assad’s Arms

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 13, 2019 American refusal to aid Kurdish allies as Turkey invades Northeastern Syria may end up inadvertently helping the government of Bashar Assad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Chief Warns of a World Divided Between U.S. and China

EDITH M. LEDERER / The Associated Press Sep 24, 2019 Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the risk of each creating its own rival currencies, trade systems, tech and more is a real threat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig May 1, 2019 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Middle Class Is Under Assault Across the Globe

Greg Wilpert / The Real News Network Apr 24, 2019 A new study points to a troubling trend in 34 of the world's most developed countries. Co-author Michael Forster explains his findings. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Julian Assange and the Criminalization of Journalism

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Apr 14, 2019 The WikiLeaks founder's arrest will have serious repercussions for the media. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Martyrdom of Julian Assange

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 11, 2019 His arrest by British police, a flagrant violation of international law, signals the final stage of the destruction of a free press. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious ‘Cold’ War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born. Dig deeper ( 58 Min. Read )

N. Korea’s Kim Offers an Olive Branch and a Warning for 2019

KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Dec 31, 2018 Kim Jong Un expresses hope for continuation of nuclear talks with Trump but also warns the U.S. against further sanctions and pressure. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Putin Issues Chilling Warning on Rising Threat of Nuclear War

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2018 "It could lead to the destruction of civilization as a whole," cautions the Russian president during his annual news conference. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )