Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 6, 2015
Contrary to the perception pushed by officials and the dominant media, the refugees arriving on European shores constitute a small minority of the immigrants within and going to the European Union, writes Richard Seymour in the magazine Jacobin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigSep 5, 2015
"Greece or Italy, sell me an island," Naguib Sawiris tweeted. He even suggested a name for the new country: "Hope." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 5, 2015
As Europe faces its worst refugee crisis since World War II, Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany can take in a record-breaking influx of refugees and migrants without suffering a significant economic toll. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Roisin Davis / TruthdigSep 4, 2015
Players knock the GOP presidential candidate down by throwing objects at him onstage. It started with shoes, bottles and cactuses, but Trump supporters have also asked for flowers and cash to shower on him. A mariachi band congratulates winning players. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigSep 1, 2015
Walker's folly was only the second-craziest notion on immigration that we heard from a flailing GOP hopeful over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigAug 31, 2015
It’s no laughing matter. A small yet influential collection of academics actually supports his position. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 31, 2015
"In treating needy refugees like invaders," writes journalist Robert Fisk, Europe may be losing its compassion, which he describes as "the one victory [it] learned from the Second World War." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigAug 28, 2015
Genuine conservatives aren't wrong to fret, but they seem unwilling or unable to grasp the clearest evidence that Trump is channeling toxic currents from the past -- namely, his appeals to racial bigotry, his truculent attitude toward other nations and his extremist "solution" to illegal immigration.
Genuine conservatives aren't wrong to fret, but they seem unwilling or unable to grasp the clearest evidence that Trump is channeling toxic currents from the past -- namely, his appeals to racial bigotry, his truculent attitude toward other nations and his extremist "solution" to illegal immigration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 28, 2015
A new poll released Thursday gives Trump a 16-point lead over his nearest competitor, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. Jeb Bush stood at a measly 7 percent. Yikes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 27, 2015
“As usual when someone commits a real act of journalism aimed at the most powerful in the U.S., those leading the charge against him are other journalists, who so tellingly regard actual journalism as a gauche and irreverent crime against those who wield the greatest power and thus merit the greatest deference,” writes Glenn Greenwald at The Intercept. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 15, 2015
Long established as a playground for the mega-rich, New York's Hamptons see some beachfront mansions selling for $100 million, and designer boutiques jostle for space on the streets. But beyond the luxury is a side we don't see, where low-paid workers struggle to get by and 7 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
BLANKAug 14, 2015
A coalition of artists and writers has been instrumental in raising awareness of the mind-boggling exploitation of laborers who support some of the richest people on the planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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