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Can Julian Assange Get a Plea Deal to Earn His Freedom?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2023 A plea deal might be possible, Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, hinted recently. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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No Vacancies at the Hotel Roosevelt

Julia Neusner and Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Aug 10, 2023 New York's deepening migrant-housing crisis reflects a broken asylum system. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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How to Cook Sausage When You’re Locked in a Cell

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Aug 2, 2023 America incarcerates more people than any country on Earth. But did you know how to cook a sausage in a prison cell using a plastic cup, some wires and saran wrap? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Teamsters Reach Tentative ‘Historic Agreement’ With UPS 

Jenna McGuire / Truthdig Jul 27, 2023 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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It’s Like Being Baked in a Concrete Oven

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Jul 17, 2023 During record-breaking heat, prisons without air-conditioning can kill inmates and staff. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Report: Systemic Injustices Create ‘Impoverished Democracy’

Jenna McGuire / Truthdig Jun 27, 2023 A new report highlights the persistence of what MLK called the “Triplets of Evil.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Truthdig Earns Seven Prizes from LA Press Club

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2023 It only took two months for us to garner awards from the LA Press Club. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Ukraine: The Case for Armistice

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2023 A veteran of Obama's State Department argues for urgency in ending the war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Los Angeles Becomes Latest City to Approve Robot Dogs Despite Grave Concerns

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Jun 12, 2023 It has been widely noted that these canine robots closely resemble those featured in a 2017 episode of the science fiction horror drama "Black Mirror." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Who Do We Remember on Memorial Day?

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2023 The first Memorial Day was called “Decoration Day.” On May 5, 1868, commander-in-chief of a Union veterans’ organization, General John A. Logan, announced the creation of a holiday as “designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Ron DeSantis’s Censors Go After Inspirational Poem About Unity

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig May 26, 2023 DeSantis is losing the battle to be "likable" and "relatable." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Exposing Clarence Thomas

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig May 22, 2023 An interview with the reporter who revealed corruption within the Supreme Court nine. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )