Lynching the Past

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 1, 2018 Many Southern whites continue to lie to themselves and the world about the Civil War and the antebellum South. These lies perpetuate the evil they seek to hide. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

‘The Young Karl Marx’—Great Man, Great Acting, Adequate Movie

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Feb 23, 2018 Filmmaker Raoul Peck struggles to find tension in his look at the communist founder’s salad days. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Christmas Means

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 24, 2017 The tale of Jesus’ birth is not for oppressors. It is for the oppressed. And what is quaint and picturesque to those who live in privilege is visceral and empowering to those the world condemns. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Peace First

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 19, 2017 Want to make America great? Demand an end to war—at home and abroad—as Martin Luther King Jr. did. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Gangster Capitalism, Nostalgic Authoritarianism in Trump’s America

Henry Giroux / Salon Dec 5, 2017 In one year, the Donald Trump regime has wrought immense damage to democracy, culture and thought. But there’s new hope. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Truthdig Wins National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2017 The Los Angeles Press Club honors Paul Von Blum in the Books/Art/Design category for "his excellent critical analysis [and] incisive commentary." Also honored are columnist Chris Hedges and critic Jordan Riefe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Where Free Speech Ends, Ignorance Begins

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Mar 15, 2017 Recent attempts to quash the freedom to speak reflect the know-nothing intolerance afflicting this nation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: José Santos Sevilla, Slain Champion of Indigenous Hondurans

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 26, 2017 Tolupans have been struggling to save ancestral lands from miners and loggers since a U.S.-supported junta took control of the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

James Baldwin and the Meaning of Whiteness

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 20, 2017 At this frightening moment in American history—with a racist in the White House and amid rising levels of racial hatred—there is no more important writer than Baldwin. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

‘Notes of a Native Song’: Writer James Baldwin’s Work Resonates in the Time of Trump

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Dec 16, 2016 Musical artist Stew’s ode to the literary icon is particularly welcome now, when Baldwin's words have taken on fresh significance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Brave Like Kap

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Sep 11, 2016 NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a risk with his national-anthem protest against injustice in the U.S. Now other athletes are joining him, as are countless other Americans who want to overturn the status quo. Their courage can make all the difference. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Intellectuals We Abandon

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Sep 5, 2016 The late political philosopher Sheldon Wolin explicated the mechanisms of control and manipulation used by the powerful But those who most need to read his work have been left in darkness by an academy that has turned its back on the oppressed and caters to the elites (Pictured, Wolin and James Baldwin, right) The late political philosopher Sheldon Wolin explicated the mechanisms of control and manipulation used by the powerful). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )