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​Remembering Norma Barzman, Last of the Hollywood Blacklistees

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Jan 10, 2024 A victim of the 1940s Reds-under-the-beds hysteria, the feisty screenwriter went into exile and held firm to her values. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Education

America’s New “Red Scare” in Schools

Bill Greer / History News Network Jun 26, 2023 Like today's hysteria over Critical Race Theory, a century ago, the American government targeted teachers who discussed Bolshevism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Democrats Are Becoming the Party of Permanent War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 6, 2019 For the liberal establishment, even muted praise of the president's anti-interventionist rhetoric has become a crime akin to treason. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politico’s Veiled Attempt to Dig Up Dirt on Bernie Sanders Backfires

Teddy Ostrow / FAIR May 12, 2019 The magazine's comments on the then-mayor of Burlington, Vermont's 1980s TV show are more eye-opening than anything Sanders actually said. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Republican Red-Baiting Is Going to Backfire

Jim Hightower / May 6, 2019 GOP lawmakers are overplaying a weak hand and bumbling over their own ignorance with their frantic McCarthyesque tactics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 4, 2019 The struggle—far from finished—was never as finite or clear-cut as the myth that persists in our collective memory. Dig deeper ( 26 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 )

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 )

Whistleblower John Kiriakou Says European Panel Blocked His Appearance

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Nov 14, 2017 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Real Red Scare

By William J. Astore / TomDispatch Jun 9, 2017 More than a generation after defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, the United States seems to be emulating some of the worst aspects of its former rival superpower. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Beware of the New McCarthyism

By Robert Parry / Consortiumnews Jun 1, 2017 Many Democrats and progressives want Donald Trump removed from office for understandable reasons. But the “Russia thing” could end with dire consequences, says journalist Robert Parry. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Are We Getting the Trump-Russia Story Right?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 31, 2017 With scoops based on leaks and unnamed sources, news consumers should view all reports on the investigation with skepticism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )