Trump Threatens Armageddon in Afghanistan

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Jan 6, 2020 Iran isn't the only country in the region where the president has signaled his intentions to commit war crimes on a massive scale. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The New Republican Party

Adam Zyglis / The Buffalo News, NY Dec 3, 2019 Dig deeper

Is Trump the Most Corrupt President in American History?

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Nov 13, 2019 As formal impeachment proceedings begin on Capitol Hill, whistleblower and former federal investigator Bill Black presents his case. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Words We’re Not Hearing From Leaders Who Should Be Saying Them

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Aug 14, 2019 He wasn't perfect, but Robert Kennedy rose to the occasion when Martin Luther King was murdered. Those in power need to follow his lead. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Best Civil War Movie Ever Made Gets Its Due

Allen Barra / Truthdig Jul 18, 2019 “Glory” is set for nationwide screenings marking its 30th anniversary. Star Andre Braugher tells Truthdig what he learned from his role. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Restoring Ulysses S. Grant to His Rightful Stature

Allen Barra / Truthdig Oct 5, 2018 Ron Chernow's biography, now in paperback, makes it clear: If Grant’s image doesn’t belong on Mount Rushmore, it should at least be acknowledged that if not for him, Lincoln’s might not be there. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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American History for Truthdiggers: Reconstruction, a Failed Experiment

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 29, 2018 After many thousands of Northerners died in a war aimed in part at freeing the slaves, white America lacked the will to follow through. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: The Slow, Perilous Shift to Emancipation

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 15, 2018 In 1861-65, Americans waged a war among themselves that remains the bloodiest in U.S. history. It began as a fight to preserve the Union but morphed into an abolitionist war to free 4 million men, women and children from bondage. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: A Broken Union (1851-1861)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Sep 2, 2018 Demands for the outright end of slavery stayed on the fringe as the nation tumbled toward civil war. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

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American History for Truthdiggers: The Fraudulent Mexican-American War (1846-48)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Aug 18, 2018 President Polk, and generations of sympathetic historians, told the American people the conflict was justified. But what if it was just blatant imperialism? Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Partisanship Above Everything

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 5, 2018 We need to rethink the asymmetry in the behavior of our two parties. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Martin Luther King’s Revolutionary Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 13, 2018 Despite efforts to sanitize the real King, the radical King, the fight to end his "three evils"—racism, poverty and militarism—continues today. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )