John F. Kennedy on World Peace in 1963: ‘No Problem of Human Destiny Is Beyond Human Beings’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2017 Fifty-four years after the "Peace Speech," the 35th president's words still inspire hope that building peace is possible. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Study Claims Existence of ‘Caffeine Use Disorder’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2014 A study out of American University is unleashing upon the unsuspecting public yet another type of disorder to acquire -- and this one seems pretty easy to get. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How American University Got Involved in Israel’s Public Interest

Thomas Hedges / Truthdig Jun 20, 2013 A 30-year-old program has snowballed and given vigor to the civil rights movement in the Holy Land. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Art Has Lost Its Meaning

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Jan 11, 2013 Whether it is pretentious conceptual academic art, or vapid expressions of serenity that serve only to fulfill your apartment's feng shui, Robert Shetterly says that most art today has been tainted by unfettered capitalism, which values consumer interests over truth. Whether it is conceptual academic art or vapid expressions of serenity that fulfill your apartment's feng shui, Robert Shetterly says that most art today has been tainted by unfettered capitalism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Introducing the 9/11 TV News Archive

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2011 As part of an enormous effort to make television programming available for scholarly and journalistic use, the digital librarians at Internet Archive have compiled more than 3,000 hours' worth of international TV news across 20 channels from the week immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Working Moms Making Kids Fatter

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2011 Oh good, here's another sciencey reason for working moms to fret. Researchers from three big U.S. universities teamed up to come to the dispiriting conclusion that there could well be a correlation between the amount of time mothers work and how much their kids weigh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Channels Bush in Speech on Immigration

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2010 President Obama's immigration speech on Thursday, according to a former speechwriter for George W. Bush, bore an extraordinary similarity to the one delivered by his predecessor back in 2006. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

College Students Attempt ‘Citizen’s Arrest’ of Rove

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2007 Karl Rove had quite a surprise as he left the American University campus last night in Washington, D.C. More than a dozen students surrounded Rove's car after he visited a group of campus Republicans, with some protesters lying down to block the vehicle and others pelting and kicking it before security cracked down. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )