Activism

Hack of Russian Defense Firm Called ‘Cyberwar’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders: I’m Prepared to Run in 2016

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 7, 2014 The recent Truthdigger of the Week and independent senator from Vermont informally told Nation magazine reporter John Nichols that he is "prepared to run for president of the United States." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Are the Images of Violence Coming From Venezuela Falsified?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2014 Pictures of police brutality supposedly from protests in Venezuela are spreading all over social media, but they may not have been taken in the South American country; an average-sized healthy version of a Barbie doll is being developed; meanwhile, the worst revelation Edward Snowden made is that the U.S. government is trying to discredit political activists. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Silencing Whistle-Blowers Obama Style

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch Mar 6, 2014 Despite all the talk by Washington insiders about how whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden should work through the system rather than bring their concerns directly into the public sphere, former Transportation Security Administration Air Marshal Robert MacLean is living proof of the hell of trying to do so. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Meanwhile Everyone Is Waiting for Venezuela’s Protests to Turn More Violent as the Death Toll Rises

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2014 The anti-government unrest rocking Venezuela shows no sign of letting up, with the demonstrations and violence now spreading beyond the capital to provincial cities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fracking Bans Gaining Popularity All Over the Place

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2014 Americans aren't the only ones against fracking. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

If We Can’t Ban Guns, We Need to Love One Another

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Mar 4, 2014 The last several months have offered the casual observer tragic evidence of the absurdity, cruelty and insanity of America’s gun culture. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Massive Protest by Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Against Conscription

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 3, 2014 Israel’s Haredim, an Eastern European branch of Judaism emphasizing strict religious adherence, were a tiny minority at Israel’s founding in 1948 and were given an exemption from conscription. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Voting Rights Advocates Try to Put Oversight Back on the Map

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2014 In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states and local governments with a history of discrimination no longer needed to submit new voting laws for federal approval. Now, voting rights advocates are trying to put them back under oversight using the courts and Congress. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Sen. Bernie Sanders (Video)

BLANK Mar 3, 2014 In a Truthdig exclusive, the Vermont senator and avowed socialist discusses why the super-rich should support an amendment mandating the public funding of elections. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

To Defeat GOP’s Restrictive Voting Laws, Debunk ‘Voter Fraud’

Joe Conason / Truthdig Mar 1, 2014 Growing up in Jim Crow Arkansas, Bill Clinton saw how the state's dominant political and racial elite maintained power by suppressing the rights of minority voters who threatened its authority -- and as a young activist, worked to bring down that illegitimate power structure. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the NFL Saved Arizona From Itself

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Gay sports dominates the news, from Arizona's bigoted legislation to the bisexual athlete who crushed Sochi. Also: how "Blackfish" director Gabriela Cowperthwaite accidentally made the best animal rights movie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )