Our Kids Know We’re Failing Them on Climate Change

Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Mar 17, 2019 Youths all over the world are insisting that we adults make some sacrifices to keep their planet from becoming uninhabitable. It's time we listen. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Students Globally Protest Warming, Pleading for Their Future

FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Mar 15, 2019 Students from over 100 countries walk out of classes on Friday to demand tough action on climate change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sweden Is Moving Toward the 6-hour Workday — and It’s Turning Out Great

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2015 Sweden's experiment aimed at transforming the workday is having unexpected results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Not-So-Happy Swedes Riot in Stockholm

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 23, 2013 Hundreds of youths are rioting in the capital of a country proud of its reputation for peacefulness and social justice, apparently in response to unemployment and ill-treatment of immigrant asylum seekers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks’ Nuclear Bunker Is Like the Bat Cave, Only Cooler

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 The whistle-blower outfit has made enough enemies to warrant some secure digs, but a former nuclear bunker excavated in rock 98 feet below Stockholm might be overkill. It's actually the home of what must be the world's coolest Internet hosting company, which will house the future stash of WikiLeaks' digital treasures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pictures of No-Pants Subway Riders

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2010 Professional prankster group Improv Everywhere's "No Pants Subway Ride" is one cultural trend that appears to be taking off. Despite a frigid winter, participants in as many as 43 cities around the world commuted in their underwear, and we've got photos to prove it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lebanon Pledge Drive a Major Success

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2006 Donors attending a conference in Sweden have pledged $940 million for Lebanon's reconstruction, almost twice as much aid as organizers had hoped for. Although he said his country had sustained billions of dollars in damage, Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora expressed his "great appreciation" of the donors' support. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )