Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 24, 2016
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., is pressing FBI Director James Comey to drop the bureau's demand that Apple create a new operating system version that lacks key security features. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 23, 2016
An online battle is taking place over claims by iconic labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta that she was shouted off a Nevada caucus stage by people chanting "English only!" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 21, 2016
Trump has now claimed two of the first three nominating contests, meaning that his campaign is on track to win the nomination. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 21, 2016
Sanders won in many rural areas and also secured Washoe County, where Reno, Nevada’s second-largest city, is located. But Clinton gained a 10-point lead in Clark County, the state’s largest and home to Las Vegas, as well as almost three-quarters of state residents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 17, 2016
The former first daughter joined her father in hitting out at her mother's rival Tuesday, leveling harsh criticism at Bernie Sanders' proposal to end mass incarceration in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 14, 2016
The Black Lives Matter activist (at right in photo)—whose political campaign is off to an attention-grabbing start—seeks to tackle the issues of police brutality and criminal justice through education and employment. The Black Lives Matter activist (at right in photo)—whose political campaign is off to an attention-grabbing start—seeks to tackle the issues of police brutality and criminal justice through education and employment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 14, 2016
A new study indicates that global water shortages are much more severe than previously thought, finding that 4 billion people suffer water scarcity during at least one month during the year, while half a billion experience it throughout the year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 10, 2016
"How can one be an embodied feminist if, behind closed doors, you're leaving the authentic part of yourself behind in order to please, in order to be a good girl?” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 6, 2016
After a decade-long legal battle, the Department of Defense releases 198 photos of detainee abuse at two dozen U.S. military sites across Iraq and Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 6, 2016
UNICEF reveals that at least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone ritual cutting, half of them living in just three countries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 3, 2016
Alfred de Zayas, the United Nation's independent expert on the promotion of democratic and equitable international order, said the Trans-Pacific Partnership "is fundamentally flawed and should not be signed or ratified unless provision is made to guarantee the regulatory space of [s]tates." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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