The Financial Secret Behind Germany’s Green Energy Revolution

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jan 24, 2019 It leads the way among several countries running circles around the U.S. in infrastructure development, which all have one thing in common. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Let’s Expose Congress Members for the Warhawks They Are

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 16, 2019 If they know where their representatives stand, constituents can hold them accountable if they choose to prolong unpopular conflicts. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Doesn’t Deserve the Media’s Sympathies

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Dec 21, 2018 Several outlets decry the military's budget as inadequate. In reality, it spends almost as much as all other nations' militaries combined. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Trump’s Economic Nationalism Is Crashing and Burning

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 4, 2018 GM's latest layoffs are a brutal reminder that American corporations exist only to advance the interests of their shareholders. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: The Cold War Was Based on a Lie

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Nov 21, 2018 The famed whistleblower and former RAND corporation employee reflects on a discovery that could have altered the course of history. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The American Sea of Deception

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 5, 2018 Presidential lies are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to a political, media, intellectual and educational culture that has long been drenched in propagandistic lies. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

How the U.S. and Iran Got to This Tense Moment

Medea Benjamin / Truthdig Apr 26, 2018 Iran has become the primary target of American antagonism, when Saudi Arabia, an even more repressive regime, remains a close ally. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Somewhere, Ronald Reagan Is Weeping

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 23, 2018 Conservatism in the United States used to stand for limited government authority. Now, the American right has taken itself out of the game. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Would Martin Luther King Do?

Ron Young / Truthdig Mar 31, 2018 If America is serious about healing its divided society, our cultural values and national priorities must shift radically. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why the Gun Lobby Is Terrified of the #NeverAgain Movement

Dawson Barrett / Waging Nonviolence Mar 6, 2018 Where adults have failed repeatedly, and many have simply given up, the youth are now leading the charge. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

Daniel Ellsberg on Dismantling the Doomsday Machine

John Mecklin / Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Mar 5, 2018 The Pentagon Papers whistleblower explains how the danger of nuclear weapons might be conveyed more effectively to the general public. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Last Real Evangelical

Mel White / MelWhite.org Feb 23, 2018 Billy Graham wanted to preach the social gospel, but his associates silenced that voice to "protect" his ministry from controversy and financial loss. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )