At the Southern Border, an Escape Room With No Exit

Michael Nigro / Truthdig Feb 28, 2019 The more one sees of its widespread dysfunction, the less sense it makes. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Police Investigating Themselves Leads to Predictable Results

Jacqueline Luqman, Stephen Janis and Taya Graham / The Real News Network Feb 27, 2019 Time and again, officers are involved in custody deaths that are ruled accidents. A pair of reporters explores how they game the system. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

White House Indicates Trump to Veto Disapproval of Emergency

ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2019 In a new interview with Fox News, senior adviser Stephen Miller signals that the president intends to follow through on his declaration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Calls for End of Resistance Politics in State of the Union

JULIE PACE and CATHERINE LUCEY / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Feb 5, 2019 "The state of our union is strong," the president said during Tuesday's speech on Capitol Hill. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Border Story Our Leaders Don’t Want You to Hear

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 1, 2019 Author and playwright Octavio Solis discusses his latest book and the humanitarian crisis unfolding in his hometown of El Paso, Texas. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Incompetence Plus Malice Add Up to Trump’s Losing Formula on Immigration

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 30, 2019 The president’s emphasis on building walls has caused damage to his own facade. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Born Disposable: Trump’s War on Youth

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jan 18, 2019 The Trump administration views children not as the promise of a future, but as a threat to the present. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Leaked Memo Reveals Government Plan to ‘Traumatize’ Migrant Children

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Jan 18, 2019 In a new interview with MSNBC, Sen. Jeff Merkley accuses the Trump administration of "intentionally [creating] a humanitarian disaster." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Likely Split Up Thousands More Migrant Families

COLLEEN LONG and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Jan 17, 2019 A new report reveals that "the total number and current status of all children separated from their parents or guardians...is unknown." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Racist Language of Pollution Drives His Brand of Fascism

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jan 9, 2019 The viciousness of the Trump administration and the cruelty imposed by neoliberalism mutually inform each other. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Silver Bullet to Stop the Corporate State Pillage

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jan 8, 2019 There actually is a way to change the world overnight. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Nielsen Explains

Jeff Danziger / Truthdig Dec 30, 2018 Dig deeper