Activism

Be Thankful for the People Struggling to Limit NSA Spying

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 19, 2013 The president, members of Congress and now even the Supreme Court have all come to the defense of the most invasive espionage program ever. Luckily a few lawmakers say "no." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wal-Mart Asks Employees to Feed One Another

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 19, 2013 Known for its poor treatment of workers and low wages, the retail giant is under fire in Canton, Ohio, where its store apparently set up a food drive for needy employees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Right Wing Mounts Stealth Campaign in Freshening Labor Battle in Tennessee

BLANK Nov 19, 2013 Volkswagen and the United Auto Workers are working toward labor harmony with union representation at VW’s Chattanooga plant. So a right-wing anti-union group is mounting the fight that VW doesn’t want to wage, fearing that success by the UAW could give unionization momentum in the "right-to-work" South. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Student Leader Elected to Chilean Congress

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 18, 2013 Camila Vallejo, a 25-year-old communist who helped lead Chile's 2011 student uprising, was elected to the country's legislature along with three other former university leaders in an event Reuters says underscores "a generational shift in the country's politics." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is a Green Energy Revolution on the Global Agenda?

By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch Nov 18, 2013 As intensifying floods, fires, droughts, and storms become an inescapable feature of daily life across the planet, more people are joining environmental groups and engaging in increasingly bold protest actions. Sooner or later, government leaders are likely to face multiple eruptions of mass public anger and may, in the end, be forced to make radical adjustments in energy policy or risk being swept aside. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Feeding the Flame of Revolt

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 18, 2013 "Hactivist" Jeremy Hammond speaks out for his principles as a harsh sentence is imposed on him. His case exposes the deep fear the state now has of its own citizenry."Hactivist" Jeremy Hammond speaks out for his principles as he receives a harsh sentence. His case exposes the fear the state now has of its own citizenry. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Obama Apology That Is Needed

By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Nov 18, 2013 My fellow Americans, tonight I want to apologize for the results of my efforts in reforming U.S. health care. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jeremy Hammond

BLANK Nov 18, 2013 In a statement made Friday just before he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacktivism, Jeremy Hammond confirmed his role as a living martyr for the human cause.Just before he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacktivism, Jeremy Hammond confirmed his role as a living martyr for the human cause. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Guardian Editor Discusses Snowden Leaks and a Security State Run Amok

BLANK Nov 17, 2013 In an essay in The New York Review of Books, Alan Rusbridger takes a long view of the efforts of government security apparatuses to bug our daily existences, including subverting online security, to make us safer. So, do you feel any safer? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Socialist Elected to Seattle City Council

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 16, 2013 Economics professor and Occupy Wall Street activist Kshama Sawant ousted 16-year incumbent Democrat Richard Conlin in the final days of vote tallying on a platform in favor of a $15 minimum wage, rent control and increased taxes on millionaires. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: We Have to Atone for Turning Our Backs on People of Color

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2013 After a talk on the collapse of complex societies, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges answers an audience question: "How should people of color respond to the dying of a civilization that has not been civil to them?"Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges answers an audience question: "How should people of color respond to the dying of a civilization that has not been civil to them?" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nailed for Hooliganism? A Political Artist Talks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 16, 2013 The Russian activist and artist who earlier this month nailed his scrotum to the pavement outside Lenin's Masoleum in Moscow's Red Square spoke with n+1 about the media and the public's response to his political statement as uncertain reports surface that he, like members of the punk band Pussy Riot, has been charged with hooliganism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )