The Dilemma of Vladimir Lenin

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 1, 2019 His contrasting roles as revolutionary tactician and dictator offer lessons for a U.S. society under the heel of capitalist greed. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Washington’s Turbulent Administration (1789-1796)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 19, 2018 If President Washington was such a unifying force, why were the early 1790s so violent and contested? Dig deeper ( 17 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 )

Photo of the Week: A Burkini in Marseille

BLANK Aug 27, 2016 French descendants of those who once displayed the words "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" in the streets are driving modestly garbed Muslim women from their innocent leisure. French descendants of those who once displayed the words "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" in the streets are driving modestly garbed Muslim women from their innocent leisure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trove of Images From the French Revolution Now Available Online

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 4, 2014 A digital archive containing 14,000 graphics from the period of upheaval is available for your viewing pleasure courtesy of Stanford University Libraries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Miserables’? More Like ‘Les Middling’

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Dec 27, 2012 There are times when a cast of dozens, working intensely, is actually superior to a cast of hundreds working routinely. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The 99 Percent Solution

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Oct 8, 2011 Dig deeper

Pope Blasts Atheism in New Encyclical

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2007 Atheist authors Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris have some new material to work with, thanks to the latest official release from Pope Benedict XVI, who critiqued the work of Karl Marx, warned against excessive faith in scientific progress and condemned atheism, which he believes has led to some of the "greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice" in recent history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )