Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigFeb 11, 2019
Though the dark futility and carnage of our current wars are rarely publicly acknowledged, we should at least be able to confront the suicidal idiocy of World War I. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Steven Beda / The ConversationFeb 6, 2019
In 1919, 35,000 shipyard workers brought a city to a standstill. Their protest holds lessons for teachers, Google employees and more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJan 12, 2019
Global events and FDR whittled down 1930s opposition to intervention in Europe and steered the nation into World War II. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )
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Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigDec 8, 2018
The Roaring ’20s ushered in a new modernity and energy but also held the seeds of a great and devastating economic depression. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigNov 24, 2018
World War I caused deaths on a then-unimaginable scale, sowed the seeds of WWII and forever restricted our civil liberties. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )
DARLENE SUPERVILLE and JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressNov 12, 2018
During a World War I commemoration, the U.S. president stands apart, even on a continent where his brand of politics is on the rise. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentNov 11, 2018
While Trump is in Paris to commemorate the end of World War I, we should learn from that bloody episode that, among other things, we cannot credit politicians who promise us a short, glorious war. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJun 3, 2018
The famed sociologist saw what most white intellectuals could not: the savage nature of an American empire intent on suppressing and exploiting people of color in the U.S. and across the world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion JournalApr 12, 2018
What is taking place there should serve as our wake-up call. We are one bad decision or miscalculation away from Armageddon. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigMay 8, 2017
Freud’s insights—from his writings and exchanges with Albert Einstein more than eight decades ago—offer a crucial perspective into America’s current political crisis. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Rayyan Al-Shawaf / TruthdigJun 10, 2016
Were Ian Buruma not an acclaimed historian, this book would probably never have been published. Yet the story of his grandparents, which spans both world wars, is full of resonance for contemporary Europe’s struggle with mass immigration and national identity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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