The Sinister Legacy of the Second Amendment

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Aug 6, 2019 In the 19th century, "slave patrols" policed a broad swath of the country. The El Paso massacre reveals they've never really gone away. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: The Reagan Revolution

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 22, 2019 The 40th president, though he proved to be less extreme than his campaign promises, ignited a wide transformation that resounds to this day. Dig deeper ( 33 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 )

Contemporary Liberalism’s Worst Idea Yet

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Sep 4, 2018 David Remnick and his ilk believe they can interrogate fascism away. They’re only betraying their own nihilism. Dig deeper ( 4 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 Real Goal of ‘Russiagate’

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Feb 22, 2018 Big Capital is preparing the landscape for a regime of permanent austerity and war, with the broad purpose of repressing dissent. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Republican Pollster Says His Party Needs to Stop Pandering to Racists

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 31, 2013 In 2012, Mitt Romney won the confederate states by a healthy margin, but Barack Obama won the election. That's because eight out of 10 nonwhite voters voted for the Democrat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Racism and Cruelty Drive GOP Health Care Agenda

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 8, 2013 The actions of Republican governors to deny the working poor access to health care is simply a continuation of the divide-and-conquer politics that have informed Republican strategy since Richard Nixon. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )