Female Journalists Still Bear the Brunt of Cyberattacks

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Even in countries that value press freedom, women are routinely subjected to threats of rape and other forms of online abuse. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

An Urgent Call for Humanity in the Age of Trump

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 9, 2018 Alexandria Bombach discusses her documentary, "On Her Shoulders," the Yazidi people, and the challenges of telling the story of Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Nadia Murad (pictured). Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney Take the Yazidis’ Cause to the U.N. (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 19, 2018 In this clip from the documentary "On Her Shoulders," lawyer Clooney joins her client, refugee-turned-activist Murad, for a landmark occasion at the United Nations HQ. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How to Tell Nobel Winner Nadia Murad’s Story Without Trading on Her Pain

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 16, 2018 Director Alexandria Bombach tells Truthdig how she avoided exploiting her subject's traumatic past in making her new documentary, “On Her Shoulders.” Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

March for Our Lives Kicks Off Saturday

Emily Wells / Truthdig Mar 22, 2018 Satellite marches will be held at more than 700 cities nationwide. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

As Parkland Survivors Head to State Capitol, Lawmakers Reject Motion for Gun Control Bill

Emily Wells / Truthdig Feb 20, 2018 Republicans in the Florida Legislature say they would consider more modest proposals, such as raising the minimum age to buy assault rifles. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Khadija Ismayilova, Truthdigger and Azerbaijani Journalist, Released from Prison

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2016 Her release comes after Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court reduced her seven-and-a-half-year sentence by four years. Human rights advocates say the new suspended sentence is still too harsh. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘99% Party’: Bernie Sanders Supporters Shower Hillary Clinton Motorcade With 1,000 $1 Bills (Video)

By Common Dreams staff Apr 18, 2016 And the first three lines of the vintage song "We're in the Money'' played on speakers at a next-door neighbor's house as Clinton's motorcade passed by en route to a campaign fundraiser hosted by actor George Clooney. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

George Clooney Bemoans Big-Money Politics After Hosting Big-Ticket Fundraisers for Clinton (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Apr 18, 2016 The Clooney doth protest too much, we think . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Clooneys’ Fundraisers for Hillary Clinton: A Tale of Two Economies

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 30, 2016 The irony of the events for the super-rich taking place in a land of burgeoning homelessness—California—may not be lost on the electorate come June. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sanders Campaign Blasts $350K Clinton Fundraiser With the Clooneys as ‘Obscene’

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Mar 27, 2016 "Most of us can agree that is an obscene amount of money," Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Azerbaijan Attacks Amal Clooney for Supporting Jailed Journalist

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 21, 2016 Azerbaijani elites are outraged that the British human rights lawyer has agreed to defend Khadija Ismayilova, the investigative journalist who was jailed after exposing corruption and abuse by the ruling Aliyev family. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )