Arms Control, With a Heart: This Week in Truthdig Originals

Dear Truthdig reader, Sunday's newsletter is dedicated solely to Truthdig originals. Below, check out the highlights of our independent journalism from the past week, from commentary to cartoons. [Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists]( Sunday, December 10, 2017 Featured story politics [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Arms Control, With a Heart]( By Scott Ritter — Today's world needs the kind of leadership the late Col. Doug Englund exhibited while executing the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. [Read more]( Activism Opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Resisting Trumpism Requires a Grand Unifying Theory]( By Sonali Kolhatkar — The right has skillfully equated prosperity with morality to take political power and reshape the nation in its worldview. It is time for the rest of us to catch up. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [A Women’s Revolt That Targets Far More Than Sexual Abuse]( By Chris Hedges — The current movement is not just toppling predators in high places: It is defying the core sickness and rigid hierarchy of corporate culture. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Being a Refugee Doesn’t Stop Political Engagement]( By Janice G. Raymond — Part II of this investigative series explores the ways organizations are combating violence against women and creating programs to help Syrian women living in Lebanon. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Zero Hour in Palestine]( By Chris Hedges — Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem eradicates all pretense of a peace agreement or respect for the rule of law. It leaves the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement as the last tool to achieve justice for Palestinians. [Read more]( politics OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Confederacy Endures]( By Maj. Danny Sjursen — The inconvenient truth is that the military, especially the Army, has long reflected a political and cultural divide in the United States. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Ghost of Hubert Humphrey]( By Norman Solomon — Promoting social programs at home while supporting endless war abroad, progressive Democrats of 2017 are following in a liberal icon's footsteps. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Black Donald Trump vs. the Racist in Chief]( By Bill Boyarsky — Of all the African-American sports figures who drive the president nuts, none could annoy him more than Lavar Ball, an Amateur Athletic Union coach and CEO of the Big Baller Brand. [Read more]( Arts and Culture Film review [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Bad, The Good, and The Difference]( By Carrie Rickey — For all its amateurishness, “The Room” is authentic, a heartfelt, if inarticulate, expression of a naive artist. “The Disaster Artist” is an artificial substitute. [Read more]( FILM REVIEW [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( ['The Post' Feels Like Old Hollywood]( By Jordan Riefe — Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks deliver smart, enjoyable entertainment in Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers potboiler. [Read more]( Cartoon   [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Teddy's Back (Video)]( By Mark Fiore — Teddy Roosevelt is back, learning what has become of his Republican Party. [Read more]( [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [What Hath GOP Wrought?]( By Mr. Fish — [Read more]( [Donate Today!]( [Follow Truthdig on Twitter]( [Follow Truthdig on Facebook]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}, by newsletter@truthdig.com [Support Truthdig]( | [Contact Us]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Forward To A Friend](