Activism

Mexico’s Proposed Telecom Law Would Bring In Censorship, Allow Surveillance and Kill Net Neutrality

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Unsurprising Affirmative Action Decision Is Bad News for Gay Marriage

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 The current Supreme Court has consistently decided for states' rights and majority rule, which could be a problem as same-sex marriage cases work their way through the judiciary. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Anti-Gay Churches Chap ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin’s Ass

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Need proof that America's attitudes about gay marriage are changing? Listen to wrestler Steve Austin, he of the "Stone Cold Stunner," use salty language to declare his support for same-sex couples. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Triumph of the Immigrant American Spirit: Meb Keflezighi and the Boston Marathon

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 22, 2014 On Monday, Boston responded with its vigorous spirit of community and transcendence to the cowardly terrorism that marred the marathon in 2013, coming out in record numbers for this year's event. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

High Inequality Results in More U.S. Deaths Than Tobacco, Car Crashes and Guns Combined

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2014 In 2009, the British Medical Journal published a study that revealed what seems to be a shocking truth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ — Gaza Style

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2014 All we in the West ever hear about Gaza concerns the Hamas Party or the conflict between its Palestinians and the Israeli army. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We Locked ’Em Up, Threw Away the Key

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 21, 2014 You had to be there! Jesse Jackson, in the company of the real life Rubin "Hurricane" Carter at a jailhouse screening of "The Hurricane" before a mostly black and brown audience whose future prospects seemed as drab as their faded inmate uniforms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, Boxer and Fighter Against Racial Injustice, Dies at 76

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2014 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the middleweight boxer whose life outside the ring took on as much significance as his sports career when he was charged with murder in 1966, died in Toronto on Sunday after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 76. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thousands of Palestinians Rally for Release of 5,000 in Israeli Jails, Including 200 Children

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 19, 2014 As talks between Israel and Palestine falter, thousands of Palestinians demonstrated Thursday on behalf of nearly 5,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israeli authorities in 22 Israeli jails, many of them arbitrarily. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Colombian Nobel Laureate, Author and Journalist Gabriel García Márquez Dies at 87

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 18, 2014 The writer, who is considered by many to be the creator of magical realism, died Thursday in Mexico where he'd lived for 30 years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Rich Aim to Ban People From Sleeping in Cars Because It Disturbs Their Delicate Sensibilities

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 17, 2014 There are some truly insensitive morons in the United States and the government is pandering to them, as usual. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Top 6 Pulitzer Prize ‘Traitors’ in American Journalism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 15, 2014 The Pulitzer Prize committee’s opinion that Edward Snowden is a public servant rather than a traitor or criminal is a scandal on the American right. But it is not a new scandal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )