Activism

Who Needs the Gestapo When You Have ‘Angry Birds’?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 Somewhere in the lowest reaches of hell, Adolf Hitler and his coterie of lesser dictators must be tormented by the knowledge they did not live long enough to get their hands on "Angry Birds." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pete Seeger Outlasted the Bastards

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 Pete Seeger wasn't one of those legendary performers who made the world a better place with music. He was the original. He was inimitable and unique and indomitable in his mission to bring light to the dark places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why There’s No Outcry for a Revolution in America

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 27, 2014 Middle incomes are sinking, the ranks of the poor are swelling, almost all the economic gains are going to the top, and big money is corrupting our democracy. So why isn’t there more of a ruckus? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America’s Biggest Crisis: The Economy Is Rigged for the Wealthiest

By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Jan 26, 2014 We owe it to MLK to carry his torch and create an economy for all. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Egyptian Demonstrators Killed in Anniversary Protest

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 26, 2014 At least 54 people were killed in clashes between police and anti-government protesters in Egypt on the third anniversary of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

People Are Less Free for the 8th Straight Year, Report Finds

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2014 Freedom House has released its annual report on authoritarianism and found that people around the world are less free than they were a year ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Now You See Me

By Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch Jan 24, 2014 Growing up in a well-heeled suburban community, I absorbed our society’s distaste for dissent long before I was old enough to grasp just what was being dismissed, which is why I traveled thousands of miles to a Zapatista “organizing school” in the heart of the Lacandon jungle in southeastern Mexico to try to sort out just what I’d been missing. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Nick Turse on America’s Secret Soldiers

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The "Kill Anything That Moves" author on the clandestine commandos who operate in as many as 120 countries. Also: An NSA panel says shut it down, a little Persian history, and Arthur Yorinks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Aaron Swartz: The Life We Lost and the Day We Fight Back

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 23, 2014 A year after Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz's suicide at the age of 26, a film about this remarkable young man has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

8 Tasteless Stock Photos Related to Abortion

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 23, 2014 Roe v. Wade turned 41 on Wednesday, and in searching for images to illustrate our posts, we came up with some very weird, gross and even comical results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Turkish Government Accused of Defying ‘International Human Rights’ in Its Fight Against Protesters

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 22, 2014 Medics and human rights groups are calling out the Turkish government for intimidation against street protesters as new legislation criminalizes the use of urgent assistance. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russell Brand: ‘Socialism Is Christianity Politicized’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2014 Comedian-actor-writer Russell Brand took on a range of topics including spirituality, materialism, politics and revolution during an interview at Cambridge University's student union in England last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )