Happy Afghanistan Surrender Day
Mar 2, 2020 After nearly two decades, America's longest-running conflict appears to be coming to an end. Even a flawed peace deal is worth celebrating.
The Madness of James Mattis
Sep 8, 2019 The former secretary of defense is a military and moral failure, yet our mainstream media continues to hold him up as a model of virtue.
This July 4th, Celebrate Writers Against War
Jul 4, 2019 Spend the holiday reading these four anti-war Truthdig classics.
News
Truthdig Wins 7 Prizes at the 61st Annual Southern California Journalism Awards
Jul 1, 2019 The news website places second in the Best News Website category and earns a first-place prize, another second-place award and four third-place prizes.
Yes, My Fellow Soldiers Died in Vain
May 27, 2019 This Memorial Day, spare us the flyover jets, flag-wielding honor guards and other patriotic mush of 21st-century popular culture.
Who Are the Real Terrorists in the Middle East?
Apr 18, 2019 The answer might surprise you.
Was Ending the Draft a Grave Mistake?
Apr 3, 2019 Switching from all-volunteer to mandatory military service could force Americans to reconsider their ever-expanding empire.
America Is Exceptional—in All the Wrong Ways
Mar 21, 2019 What’s so unique about the United States is this: It stands alone among historical hegemons in denying the very existence of its empire.
What if Osama bin Laden Had Legitimate Grievances?
Nov 29, 2018 Al-Qaida didn’t attack the U.S. simply because it hated our “freedoms.” The group’s leader had specific gripes that the U.S. has still not addressed.
The Cynical Saudi-Israeli Alliance and the Reshaping of the Middle East
Nov 20, 2018 Since at least 2001, the Saudis and Israelis have successfully reframed American policy in the Greater Middle East, and the results have been disastrous.
