San Francisco to Paint Over Debated George Washington Mural

SAMANTHA MALDONADO / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2019 The historical artwork at a public school is criticized as racist and degrading for its depiction of black and Native American people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 14, 2019 A deep-seated denial about the colonial ideology undergirding gun rights in the U.S. has hampered the left's approach to arms control. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Empire-ical Knowledge

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Cannot Tell a Truth

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Robert Reich: The Real Trump Scandal Was Never Collusion

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 26, 2019 The president has proved himself entirely unfit for office. Controversy over the Mueller report must not obscure this basic reality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Red Map

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Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: Liberty vs. Order (1796-1800)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 2, 2018 Why did the Federalist and Republican factions each view its opponents as existential threats to the new nation during the Adams administration? Dig deeper ( 15 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 )

American History for Truthdiggers: Counterrevolution of 1787? New Constitution, New Nation

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 5, 2018 In establishing a centralized government, American elites struggled to find a balance between a top-down system and a system of the people. The arguments that raged in the late 18th century linger with us today. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Flowering or Excess of Democracy? (The 1780s)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 21, 2018 What lessons did the founding generation take from the American Revolution, and why do we forget the early republican experiments? Dig deeper ( 20 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 )