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Write a Blog, Risk Going to Jail

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2013 Daniel McGowan, an Earth Liberation Front activist, was imprisoned last week for writing a HuffPo post; Fox News claims that Rutgers University firing its abusive basketball coach is evidence of cultural decline; and no, Bitcoin is apparently not the future of currency. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AP Stylebook Addresses Illegal Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2013 "Illegal" describes an action, not a person, says The Associated Press; Vice President Joe Biden claims television shows like "Will & Grace" helped change the American public's attitude toward gay marriage; meanwhile, Kansas legislators are close to passing a law that would quarantine people with HIV. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Resigns From Human Rights Organization PEN

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 2, 2013 The Truthdig columnist was scheduled to speak at events sponsored by PEN American Center next month, but he has resigned his membership in the writers' organization over its executive director, Suzanne Nossel, a former aide to Hillary Clinton who may have coined the term "soft power." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jim Carrey Takes Aim at ‘Media Colostomy Bag’ Known as Fox News

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 1, 2013 The actor has escalated the feud between himself and Fox News over his anti-gun Funny or Die video "Cold Dead Hand" by mocking the cable news channel for the criticism it has leveled against him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CNN’s Poppy Harlow Said to Be ‘Outraged’ by Steubenville Coverage Criticism

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 21, 2013 In the aftermath of its slanted coverage of the Steubenville rape trial verdict Sunday, CNN has faced enormous criticism for focusing on the convicted rapists rather than the 16-year-old victim. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Search of Women

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2013 Most Wikipedia contributors are men, but that doesn't justify the fact that females are so poorly represented on the site; much to many priests' chagrin, the Roman Catholic Church unwittingly bought part of a building that houses Europe's largest gay sauna; meanwhile, ZIP codes serve as more than just locating devices as they have come to define identities and divide communities. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Breitbart Site Duped by Fake Paul Krugman Bankruptcy Story

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 11, 2013 A Breitbart.com editor fell hook, line and sinker for a satirical story that claimed economist Krugman had filed for personal bankruptcy after accumulating more than $7 million in debt. The New York Times columnist took to his blog to respond to the hoax Monday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Death by Hospital Bill

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2013 Medical costs are at an all time high and Obamacare barely touches on the tip of the iceberg that is the U.S. health care problem; a mural by the infamous graffiti artist Banksy that had disappeared from a London shop under mysterious circumstances gets dramatically pulled from auction; meanwhile, an award-winning photograph by Paolo Pellegrin misrepresents its subject and setting, and plagiarizes its caption. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The News That Wasn’t Fit to Print

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2013 The New York Times ignores a historic environmental demonstration in D.C.; accused hacker Jeremy Hammond speaks out against the government’s faulty “cybersecurity strategy” regarding Aaron Swartz's prosecution; meanwhile, nudists in Vienna attend an art exhibit on "Nude Men From 1800 to Today" to show off their goods. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

German Spies’ Sex for Secrets Replaced by Free Love

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2013 The location of a former training camp where Stasi operatives were taught to retrieve secrets through sex now houses a free-love commune; filibuster reform was blocked and now, for the first time in history, a secretary of defense nomination has been filibustered; meanwhile, Al-Jazeera has been accused of developing a political agenda since the Arab Spring. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Author Who Hates Public Libraries

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 Best-selling children's book writer Terry Deary claims the concept of providing the "impoverished access to books" is outdated and irrelevant; despite hopes that the next pope will be less homophobic than the last, the likely candidate supports "Kill the Gays" laws; meanwhile, PayPal and Lenovo aim to finish off passwords in order to move on to more secure measures. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Vatican Lawyer Gives U.S. Media Credit for Uncovering Sex Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2013 For once, the American media might have done some good, at least according to the Rev. Robert Oliver, a lawyer for the Vatican who recently assumed the role of prosecutor on sexual abuse cases within the Holy See. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )