The Coming Collapse

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 20, 2018 Every day the foundations of our institutions decay more, but American society is emotionally unable to grasp the mortal danger that approaches. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Honoring Karl Marx as an Activist on His 200th Birthday

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance May 6, 2018 The revolutionary thinker teaches us that our tasks are to heighten class conflict by exposing the reality of abhorrent inequality and to create new systems to replace failing capitalism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Marx’s Hometown Unveils Huge Statue on His 200th Birthday

KIRSTEN GRIESHABER / The Associated Press May 5, 2018 The celebratory uncovering of the 14-foot bronze figure sparks criticism by some who blame Marx for crimes committed by social revolutionaries in Russia, China and elsewhere in the name of communism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Richard D. Wolff on the ‘Bad Side of George Orwell’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2018 In a video for acTVism Munich, the renowned Marxist economist explains what "homework" Orwell would've benefited from. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Imperialist America, 50 Years After MLK’s Gospel of Nonviolence

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 6, 2018 The same racist, warmongering social forces prevail as during Martin Luther King Jr.'s time. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Oligarchs’ ‘Guaranteed Basic Income’ Scam

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 1, 2018 Don’t buy the oily declarations from the tech billionaires and others that they want to help you survive financially. What they want is to more fully stuff their own pockets. Dig deeper ( 8 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 )

America Needs a Radical Dr. King, Not a New Obama

Paul Street / CounterPunch Jan 22, 2018 The real Martin Luther King—not a sanitized version—was a democratic socialist who believed the U.S. had to reconstruct its whole system. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

How a 19th-Century Whaleship Can Save the ‘White Working Class’

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 18, 2017 The story of the Essex—rooted in racialized ignorance and fear—offers a valuable lesson in survival for contemporary America. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Eugene Debs and the Kingdom of Evil

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 17, 2017 The socialist leader understood that justice and economic equality will come only from overthrowing the capitalist elites. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Antonio Gramsci and the Battle Against Fascism

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 5, 2017 The political philosopher’s condemnation of capitalism and his opposition to Mussolini have a special resonance in our time. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig Apr 29, 2017 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )