Trump Cracks Down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

GISELA SALOMON, DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Apr 18, 2019 The Trump administration announces new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders John Bolton dubbed the “three stooges of socialism.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The U.S. Is Orchestrating a Venezuelan Coup in Plain Sight

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 4, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and more appear bent on appeasing American oil interests, even if it means violating international law. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Your Complete Guide to the N.Y. Times’ Support of U.S.-Backed Coups in Latin America

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Jan 29, 2019 There’s a pattern that ranges from Guatemala in 1954, Chile in ’73, Panama in ’89, Venezuela in ’02—clear to the present moment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The ‘Highest Danger’ of the Cold War Isn’t Behind Us

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 28, 2018 "The Kremlinologist" authors Jenny and Sherry Thompson discuss their landmark book, Soviet communism and the real dangers of nuclear war. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Exposing the Realities of U.S.-Cuban Relations (Video & Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with Jeri Rice, whose latest documentary "Embargo" explores U.S.-Cuba relations. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

The Korean Missile Crisis vs. the Cuban Missile Crisis

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 13, 2017 John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev avoided nuclear war in 1962. Whether Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will do so remains a question. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Goldsboro Incident: How the World Might Have Ended

By James G. Blight and janet M. Lang Jun 23, 2015 Two professors paint a chilling scenario of what might have occurred in the wake of a real-life 1961 hydrogen bomb accident in North Carolina.By James G. Blight and janet M. Lang Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

What the President Knew and When He Knew It

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 2, 2013 The president knew. Presidents always know, but are supposed to be protected from what they saw, heard and did when the best-laid plans hit the fan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Do Americans Deserve to See These Secret Documents?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 12, 2012 From the memo detailing the right to assassinate US citizens worldwide to the paper negotiating the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, the U government has kept many documents classified for dubious reasons David Wallechinsky of AllGov looks at 11 of them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Week the World Stood Still

By Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch Oct 16, 2012 In 1962, nuclear war with the Soviet Union was avoided by Khrushchev’s willingness to accept that the U.S. effectively owns the world by right and may deploy massive offensive force against those who even think of deterring the benign global hegemon. But we can hardly count on such sanity forever. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

The Bay of Pigs Turns 50

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2011 This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of Cuba's defeat of a CIA-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs, and the communist nation remembered the occasion with a parade Saturday celebrating the bloody nose it delivered to its powerful neighbor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )