America’s Barbaric Health Care System in One Grisly Statistic

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 19, 2020 New polling data finds that as many as eight million people in the U.S. have used crowdfunding campaigns to pay for a medical procedures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Bolsonaro Follow in Pinochet’s Footsteps?

Joana Salém Vasconcelos and Rejane Carolina Hoeveler / Brasil Wire Nov 29, 2018 The neoliberal model implemented in Chile after the 1973 coup gives us hints as to what to expect from Brazil's incoming government. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Jair Bolsonaro’s Victory in Brazil Carries a Grave Warning for the West

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Oct 29, 2018 Liberals have chosen neofascism over mild social democracy. They simply can't be trusted, writes Alex Hocchuli in The Baffler. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Former President Obama Has a New Job: Control the Official Narrative of American Exceptionalism

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 28, 2017 Barack Obama now must protect the ruling class, the empire and his role in maintaining the empire: his legacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Majority of Young Americans See Trump as ‘Illegitimate,’ Poll Finds

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2017 The GenForward survey, conducted by the University of Chicago, also finds that most think the United States is “on the wrong track.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Quick Fixes Won’t Solve CO2 Danger

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 6, 2014 New U.S. research supports evidence that cutting carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels is the only way to limit global warming in the long term. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Laurent Beccaria and Patrick Saint-Exupéry

BLANK Sep 29, 2013 The editor and publisher of the French journal XXI show that in France and America, journalism is not dead -- though the common wisdom is trying to kill it.The editor and publisher of the French journal XXI show that in France and America, journalism is not dead—though the common wisdom is trying to kill it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges on Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 12, 2013 Is Edward Snowden a criminal for leaking information about secret NSA spying to The Guardian newspaper? "I suppose in a technical sense it was criminal," Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges told "Democracy Now!" on Wednesday as he debated law professor Geoffrey Stone. "But set against the larger crime that is being committed by the state," his strictly technical crime is trivial."Set against the larger crime that is being committed by the state," the Truthdig columnist told "Democacy Now!" on Wednesday, Snowden's strictly technical crime is trivial. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Michael Hudson Remembers What Margaret Thatcher Did

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 9, 2013 The deceased prime minister's 11-year rule over the U.K. "was historic mainly by posing the conundrum that has shaped neoliberal politics since 1980: How can governments nurture and endow financial kleptocrats" with the consent of the people? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Working Moms Making Kids Fatter

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2011 Oh good, here's another sciencey reason for working moms to fret. Researchers from three big U.S. universities teamed up to come to the dispiriting conclusion that there could well be a correlation between the amount of time mothers work and how much their kids weigh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Austrians Top ‘Sexually Satisfied’ List

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 University of Chicago researchers collected reports on sexual satisfaction across the globe. The U.S. took fifth place. The big loser: Japan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )