American tragedies and lies: This Week in Truthdig Originals

[Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists]( Sunday, November 18, 2018 Featured story Opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The #MeToo Movement Is Here to Stay]( By Sonali Kolhatkar — Owing in great part to the ongoing efforts of women of color and allied groups, the movement is going strong more than a year after it began. [Read more]( politics OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Signs of Creeping Fascism Are All Around Us]( By Paul Street — This would be a good time for Americans to familiarize themselves with the essential elements of fascism. [Read more]( OPINION [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Reclamation of George W. Bush Is an American Tragedy]( By Maj. Danny Sjursen — He devastated a region and has the blood of hundreds of thousands on his hands. Only in America can a war criminal win a liberty medal. [Read more]( opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The ‘Pelosi Problem’ Runs Deep]( By Norman Solomon — Progressives should recognize the likely House speaker as a symptom of a calcified party hierarchy that is beginning to lose its grip. [Read more]( media opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Crucifying Julian Assange]( By Chris Hedges — The media's refusal to defend the WikiLeaks publisher is a betrayal of press freedom. [Read more]( audio [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Biggest Threat to Free Speech No One Is Talking About]( By Robert Scheer — FAIR co-founder Jeff Cohen dissects the failures of the mainstream media, the midterm elections and the future of the Democratic Party. [Listen]( economy & business opinion [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Egregious Lie Americans Tell Themselves]( By Jacob Bacharach — We choose to believe we’re living in the richest country in the world. Yet all available evidence suggests our wealth is largely an abstraction. [Read more]( ear to the ground [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Amazon's Billion-Dollar Shakedown of America's Cities]( By Jacob Sugarman — Jeff Bezos is expanding his company to New York and D.C. in exchange for ludicrous subsidies. Only federal regulation offers a remedy. [Read more]( Arts and Culture book Review [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Fear and Our Political World]( By Rayyan Al-Shawaf — Philosopher Martha Nussbaum writes, "Monarchs feed on fear from below. Fear of the monarch's punishment ensures compliance. And fear of outside threats ensures voluntary servitude." [Read more]( Film review [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Pauline Kael Gets the Last Word in 'What She Said']( By Allen Barra — Documentary director Rob Garver explores the prose, controversies and lasting legacy of perhaps the most enduring of America’s film critics, whose work didn't always garner favorable reviews from her peers. [Read more]( Cartoons [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [Fight the Victims (Video)]( By Mark Fiore — With the deadly fires in California still burning and hundreds of people missing, Trump thought it would be a good idea to blame the fires on his favorite punching-bag state. [Watch]( [Share on Facebook]( [Share on Twitter]( [The Lost Soul]( 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](