Activism

Robert Scheer on the Meaning of May Day

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer talks immigration and organizing, Donald Sterling has been a confirmed bigot since at least 2009, and a proposed press shield law leaves Glenn Greenwald exposed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protest Listen: ‘How Is the Revolution Supposed to Shine?’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 2, 2014 The world's dispossessed have always made sense of their troubles and eased their sorrows through music. The Internet lets them do it across borders and cultures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Has Anyone Noticed That 234 Girls Were Abducted From Their School?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 1, 2014 About two weeks ago, hundreds of Nigerian girls were kidnapped from their secondary school, but we've hardly heard a peep about it in U.S. media. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Self-Described Prison Slave Said to Hide Plea for Help in Upscale Shopping Bag

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 1, 2014 After picking up a pair of boots at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, a young woman reportedly made an unsettling discovery. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Daniel Craig, Benicio Del Toro, Steve Carell and President Obama Team Up to Fight Sexual Assault

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 30, 2014 The White House launched a male star-studded PSA as part of its "1 Is 2 Many" campaign against sexual assault on college campuses, and it's great. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will College Rankings Soon Include Sexual Assault Stats?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 29, 2014 A dozen members of Congress decided students applying to college should know what the risks of rape and other forms of sexual assault are on individual campuses. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The American Left Is Too Damn White and It’s Time to Admit It’s a Problem

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 29, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Sterling Racism Scandal: What About Associating With Muslim People?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 29, 2014 L.A. Clippers owner Donald Tokowitz Sterling has a long history of discriminatory practices. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Chris Hedges’ Indefinite Detention Case

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 29, 2014 In a major decision Monday, the US Supreme Court denied Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and other plaintiffs the right to challenge a law that allows the U military to indefinitely detain people alleged or suspected to have helped al-Qaida or the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egyptian Youth Protest Against Anti-Protest Law a Month Before Elections

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 28, 2014 Hundreds of leftist and secular youth demonstrated Saturday against Egypt’s draconian law forbidding demonstrations, demanding the release of revolutionary activists jailed under it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Would You Notice Your Mother Dressed as a Homeless Person?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 27, 2014 A video campaign by the New York City Rescue Mission shows how invisible the homeless are to pedestrians on American streets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why I Am a Conscientious Objector to the Affordable Care Act

By Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Apr 27, 2014 I can’t in good conscience give money to the health insurance industry that I am fighting to eliminate And I can’t in good conscience pay a tax penalty that will be given to that industry And I can’t in good conscience pay a penalty that will be given to that industry. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )