Overseas imperialism and a billionaires' election: This Week in Truthdig Originals

[Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists]( Sunday, November 11, 2018 Featured story opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [American History for Truthdiggers: Tragic Dawn of Overseas Imperialism]( By Maj. Danny Sjursen — By 1898, a great land empire had been forged through brutal conquest. Now the American gaze turned to foreign lands. [Read more]( midterm elections opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Billionaires, Not Voters, Are Deciding Elections]( By Sonali Kolhatkar — As voters, we need to become literate in the ways of the moneyed class when it comes to elections. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Scum vs. Scum]( By Chris Hedges — There is no way in these or any of our elections to vote against the interests of the corporate state. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [America's Wars Are Completely Ignored in the Midterm Elections]( By Maj. Danny Sjursen — The U.S. is currently fighting in seven Muslim-majority countries, but you'd hardly know it listening to this year's candidates. [Read more]( international OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [U.S.-Pakistan Relations on a Razor's Edge]( By Zubeida Mustafa — The Afghanistan War stalemate and Islamabad's economic plight are adding to tensions. [Read more]( immigration OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Immigration Crackdown Puts Abused Women in Double Jeopardy]( By Geri Spieler — The climate of fear is frustrating for law enforcement personnel, who want victims to know they are there to protect women and children. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Attacks on Birthright Citizenship Are Just the Beginning]( By Bill Blum — Donald Trump has found a new rallying cry for voter suppression, and his calls are only likely to increase as the 2020 election approaches. [Read more]( environment OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [How Alaska 'Gets the Shaft' From Canada's Mining Industry]( By Geri Spieler — Disasters in British Columbia, where many Canadian mines are located, can have devastating effects downstream. [Read more]( Arts and Culture book review [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Demonic Possession in a Chinese Family]( By Eunice Wong — Lindsay Wong's debut novel, "The Woo-Woo," is a hilarious and harrowing account of her childhood in a family with severe mental illness. [Read more]( film review [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [A Different Way to Remember Ingmar Bergman]( By Allen Barra — “Searching for Ingmar Bergman,” Margarethe von Trotta’s affectionate tribute, sets out to reveal the innermost secrets of perhaps the most guarded of film artists. [Read more]( interview [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [An Urgent Call for Humanity in the Age of Trump]( By Robert Scheer — Alexandria Bombach discusses her documentary, "On Her Shoulders," the Yazidi people, and the challenges of telling the story of Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Nadia Murad (pictured). [Listen]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Books That Keep Me Alive on Death Row]( By Kevin Cooper — I have been forced to live in a 4½-by-11-foot cage against my will. Only literature can offer an escape from my hellish existence. [Read more]( Cartoons [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Victory Presser (Video)]( By Mark Fiore — President Trump turns a resounding Republican loss in the House of Representatives into a triumphant victory. [Watch]( [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Party Animals]( By Mr. Fish — [See the full cartoon ]( [Donate Today!]( [Follow Truthdig on Twitter]( [Follow Truthdig on Facebook]( Truthdig 1158 26th St., No. 443 Santa Monica, CA 90403-4698 This email was sent to {EMAIL}, by newsletter@truthdig.com [Support Truthdig]( | [Contact Us]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Forward To A Friend](