Why Is a Los Angeles City Attorney Trying to Criminalize Dissent?

Joel Bellman / CalMatters Oct 22, 2019 In 2018, four protesters interrupted a speech by Steve Mnuchin at UCLA. Now a putatively liberal Democrat wants to send them to prison. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Is War on the Ballot in the 2020 Elections?

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Oct 21, 2019 A world at war or at peace hangs in the balance. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Nixon’s Dark Legacy

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 18, 2019 The president who arguably was the most corrupt in U.S. history lost the Watergate battle but won in his bid to lock U.S. politics on a rightward course. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Three Generations of Women in China

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Mar 29, 2019 In the first memoir from a Chinese millennial published in America, Karoline Kan explores yearning for equality and preserving her family's legacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious ‘Cold’ War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born. Dig deeper ( 58 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: Trump and His Enablers Are ‘Criminally Insane’

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Nov 5, 2018 In a new interview, the political theorist further clarifies why the GOP is the "most dangerous organization in human history." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Losing Not Just One World, but Two

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Mar 16, 2018 A new book, "Patriot Number One," tracks the journey of a political refugee from China to the underground world of undocumented immigrants in New York. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

China Grants Indefinite Rule to President Xi

CHRISTOPHER BODEEN / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2018 Lawmakers passed an amendment that upends a system enacted in 1982 to prevent a return to the bloody excesses of a lifelong dictatorship typified by Mao Zedong's chaotic Cultural Revolution. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chinese President Poised to Grab at Indefinite Rule

GILLIAN WONG / The Associated Press Mar 4, 2018 China's legislators gather to approve changes that will allow Xi Jinping to undo decades of efforts to prevent a return to dictatorship. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

China Paves Way for Xi Jinping to Remain Leader for Years

GILLIAN WONG / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2018 The nation's president and party chief "has finally achieved his ultimate goal ... to be the Mao Zedong of the 21st century," according to a Chinese political analyst. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

It’s Not Just Working-Class White Voters Who Elected Trump

Staff and Larry Gross / Truthdig Sep 10, 2017 Narratives about his supporters leave out important data; Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi is under pressure to condemn the Rohingya massacre. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thoughts of MittMao

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Sep 5, 2012 Dig deeper