Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 26, 2020
A leading question about Israel on the CBS debate stage gets two very different responses from the two Jewish Democratic candidates. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Norman Solomon / TruthdigJan 9, 2020
A crisis of this magnitude demands a forceful response, yet even such putative progressives as Sen. Chris Murphy feel the need to equivocate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
William Astore / TomDispatchOct 25, 2019
From our politics to our popular culture, the Pentagon now permeates every facet of American society. A proto-autocracy is the result. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
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Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigOct 3, 2019
If the president sounds panicked, he has reason to be. New polling data indicate that a plurality of Americans now backs his impeachment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alison Rose Levy / FAIRSep 17, 2019
Our political press is simply deluding itself if it believes that ownership has no fundamental influence over the content it produces. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Conor Lynch / TruthdigSep 3, 2019
The Vermont senator understands that the forces threatening the free press, like those eroding our democracy, are bigger than Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Thom Hartmann / Independent Media InstituteAug 13, 2019
"The Fountainhead" author drew inspiration from a child murderer. Now her sociopathic worldview has become the guiding ethos of the GOP. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Jon Queally / Common DreamsAug 13, 2019
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Ken Cuccinelli argues that the famous poem by Emma Lazarus should be recast with qualifiers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alan MacLeod / FAIRJul 21, 2019
A popular news trend of supposedly positive stories reveal the dire conditions of late capitalism so many Americans now live under. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Julia Conley / Common DreamsJun 21, 2019
In a harrowing new essay, journalist E. Jean Carroll claims the then-real estate mogul attacked her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alan MacLeod / FAIRJun 20, 2019
The philosopher and linguist reflects on his seminal work, "Manufacturing Consent," and the sinister new ways we are sold to advertisers. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 12, 2019
The inhumane family separation practice Kirstjen Nielsen falsely claimed was not official policy may seem tame once her successor is in place. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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