Brazil’s Lula Vows to Make Life ‘Hell’ for Bolsonaro Government

MAURICIO SAVARESE and DIANE JEANTET / The Associated Press Nov 23, 2019 The ex-president, out of jail for charges he disputes, says at Workers' Party event he is more willing than ever to fight for the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democrats, Too, Love Trump’s Wars

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 Limp procedural arguments calling for Congress to rubber-stamp a war is not opposing war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

No Good Reasons to Continue America’s Longest War

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 5, 2017 Our costly presence in Afghanistan is on track to continue at least another decade, as politicians fail to articulate past failures or envision future strategy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Falls in Line With Interventionism

By Robert Parry / Consortium News Sep 19, 2017 The president’s U.N. speech shows that his policies are the same as the neocon strategies of George W. Bush and liberal intervention of Barack Obama. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Big Organizing Works

By Becky Bond and Zack Exley / Chelsea Green Publishing Jan 5, 2017 What we learned from Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and many other movements is that far more people are willing to step up if you ask them to do something big to win something big. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

OWS Prepares for Winter Hibernation

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2011 As members of the OWS encampment in New York City head into what promises to be a brutal winter, activists with differing notions about where the movement should go next can all agree on one thing: survival. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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McChrystal Discusses Afghanistan Plan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2010 America's top brass in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, sat down for a talk with the Financial Times last week about his strategy in the South Asian nation, how long he thinks U.S. troops will remain there and the possibility of the Taliban's participation in the Afghan government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McChrystal Draws Support, Scorn on Capitol Hill

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 What's the right way for a top general to advise the president about wartime strategy? What if his recommended strategy is potentially at odds with the president's preferred course of action? Gen. Stanley McChrystal ran up against these questions in recent days, and not everyone in Washington thinks he handled his part in the matter appropriately. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Meets With NATO Chief on Afghan Strategy

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2009 President Barack Obama is under major pressure to sort out the future U.S. commitment and plan of action in Afghanistan, and thus his work was cut out for him during his huddle Tuesday with NATO leader Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McChrystal to Send Troop Request by Week’s End

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2009 The Obama administration is reconsidering its Afghanistan strategy in light of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's startling "mission failure" warning. It's unclear whether the White House will go along with McChrystal's call for up to 40,000 more troops -- but the general is apparently going to go ahead with his request over the next few days. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )