The WWI Lessons We Haven’t Learned

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 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 )

World War III

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Conflict With Syria Could Lead to World War III

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 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 )

The Importance of America’s First Anti-War Movement

By Jefferson Morley / AlterNet Apr 10, 2017 In his new book, historian Michael Kazin recalls the Americans who wanted to give peace a chance 100 years ago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Last Week Tonight’ Explains Why Daylight Saving Is Just Plain Stupid

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 9, 2015 On Sunday, the HBO show dedicated its "How is this still a thing?" segment to daylight saving. Let's just say it'll have you questioning (and laughing about) the outdated practice as you mourn your lack of sleep. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Guns of August

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 28, 2014 What, if anything, have we learned from the disaster of World War I? Look no farther than Gaza, or Ferguson, Mo. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

History Moves, but Not Always Ahead

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2014 The weekend past saw the centenary of the assassination of the Archduke Franz-Ferdinand, with as consequence the First World War. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Watch: Sean Bean Reads WWI Poetry

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2012 One of the bloodiest conflicts in human history ended 94 years ago this Sunday. Sometimes the saying is wrong, and a few carefully chosen words can be worth 1,000 images. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Going Beyond the Tale of a Boy and His Horse

By Adam Hochschild, TomDispatch Mar 1, 2012 For all the spectacle of thundering cavalry charges, muddy trenches and wartime love and loss, the current popular storytellers of the First World War skip over the conflict's greatest moral drama by leaving out part of its cast of characters. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Germany Dominates Europe Once Again

William Pfaff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2011 Germany, as we all know, is a problem -- especially a disproportionately powerful and united Germany. (Update) Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Europe Needs to Believe in Its Own Adequacy

William Pfaff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2010 What is this problem about Europe's standing in the world today that obsesses the Europeans and generates constant self-examination, endless academic seminars and political conferences, all permeated with inarticulate anxiety? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )