Ralph Nader: We Have a Congress of Cowards

Ralph Nader / Common Dreams Nov 19, 2019 Donald Trump may be the single most impeachable president in our nation's history. Why are Democrats even wasting time deliberating? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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American History for Truthdiggers: The Jeffersonian Enigma (1800-1808)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 16, 2018 The third president’s election and two terms were hailed by some as revolutionary and a national salvation, but others saw a darkness beneath Thomas Jefferson's republicanism. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

How the Trumpian Circus Benefits the Trumpian Project

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 1, 2018 If there are too many scandals to seize our attention, all of them taken together can allow unpopular policies to take root without scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Whose Revolution? (1775-1783)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 7, 2018 For slaves and Native Americans, the Revolution wasn’t “radical”: It was one more colossal effort to enforce Western conservative values and preserve the privileges of whites and the rich. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Independence and Civil War (1775-1783)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 31, 2018 How the social and military experience of revolution shaped the diverse American republic. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Were the Colonists Patriots or Insurgents?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 17, 2018 How and why did proud, imperialist British colonists end up in open rebellion in the course of 12 years? Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Whose Empire?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 3, 2018 After fighting in the French and Indian War—a sideshow of a global struggle—land-hungry colonists emerged with a vision of an American Empire. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

A Lesson on Slavery for White America

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 22, 2017 The more we know and understand our racist past, the more we can change history for the better—in the present and future. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges: In Extreme Times, ‘Liberals Are a Dead Force’ (Part 1 of 3)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2015 On The Real News Network's "Reality Asserts Itself," Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discusses the significance of Thomas Paine, why we did not carry out an American "Revolution," and three reasons why liberals cannot "propel resistance forward." Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

AUDIO: Robert Scheer: On Civil Liberties, the NSA Is a Latter-Day King George

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 17, 2015 In an appearance on “The Campaign With Ernie Powell,” a radio show concerned with learning how progressives can win political campaigns, Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer says the NSA is engaged in the same invasive behavior “that sparked the American Revolution.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

From Crispus Attucks to Michael Brown: Race and Revolution

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 5, 2015 March 5 marks an important but oft-overlooked anniversary. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Thomas Paine, Our Contemporary

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 26, 2014 Paine did for the American Revolution what we must do for our present-day revolution against the corporate state: He created a political language that exposed the realities of despotic power and demanded a rational response. Paine did for the American Revolution what we must do for our revolution against the corporate state: He created a political language that exposed the realities of despotic power and demanded a rational response. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )