American Empire Completes Three Decades of Futility

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Jan 8, 2020 In 1989, President George H.W. Bush vowed the U.S. would lead the world into the next century. We've been spinning our wheels ever since. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Barr Gets in Last Word Before America Sees Mueller Report

CHAD DAY, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Apr 18, 2019 In a press conference Thursday, the attorney general reasserts that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian hackers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Barr to Release Redacted Mueller Report Within the Week

ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Apr 9, 2019 During a congressional hearing, Democrats scold the attorney general for releasing a slapdash summary of the 400-page document's findings. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mueller Report Ends a Shameful Period for the Press

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 25, 2019 The fatuous, self-serving coverage of “Russiagate” has driven one more nail in the coffin of America’s declining news operations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What’s in the Mueller Report?

Ryan Grim / Independent Media Institute Mar 22, 2019 The special prosecutor's findings may never be made public, but his probe has shed new light on the world of big money and foreign lobbying. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Russia Mocks U.S. Collusion Probe Ahead of Mueller Report

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated Press Mar 13, 2019 President Vladimir Putin, along with Kremlin officials, maintain that Democrats simply refuse to accept the results of the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Liberals Are Digging Their Own Grave With Russiagate

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 8, 2019 Professor Stephen Cohen and The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explore the ramifications of the media's neo-McCarthyist fearmongering. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

U.K. and Ecuador Conspire to Deliver Julian Assange to U.S. Authorities

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Nov 26, 2018 What follows is a murky story of a political ploy by the two governments to create a phony rationale for ousting Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bolton Faces Tense Talks With Russia Over Nuclear Treaty

JIM HEINTZ / The Associated Press Oct 21, 2018 Russian officials rebuke Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. will abandon the 1987 agreement brokered by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Deeply Is Putin Involved in Meddling Abroad?

ANGELA CHARLTON and MATTHEW BODNER / The Associated Press Sep 15, 2018 Experts believe the Russian president may just be signaling what he wants, prompting ambitious individuals to scramble to win his favor. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Putin Says Suspects in U.K. Nerve-Agent Poisoning Are ‘Civilians’

The Associated Press Sep 12, 2018 Britain has charged two alleged agents of Russia’s military intelligence agency in absentia following an attack in March. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Leaning Tower of Trump (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Aug 9, 2018 The shifting explanations of the famed 2016 Trump Tower meeting between the Trump campaign and Kremlin connected operatives seem to be inching closer to the truth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )