What Russia Rightfully Remembers, America Forgets

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jun 26, 2019 We can't seem to acknowledge that the former Soviet Union paved the way to Allied success during World War II with its blood. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Security Heightened for Charlottesville Anniversary Weekend

Michael Kunzelman / The Associated Press Aug 11, 2018 Police block off streets and mobilize hundreds of officers one year after white supremacist violence roiled the Virginia city. Some activists fear the heavy police presence could be counterproductive. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Is ‘Gentrification’s Ground Zero’

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 28, 2015 In the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina, many of New Orleans' low-income black residents have been displaced, with gentrification entailing a dramatic transformation of the city's class structure and cultural identity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: President Obama on Hurricane Katrina Anniversary: ‘New Orleans Is Coming Back’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 28, 2015 Those hoping for a nuanced takedown of the response to the epic catastrophe that washed away much of what the city once was will have to look elsewhere for that sort of thing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hurricane Katrina, 10 Years Later: Recovery Efforts Gauged Differently According to Race

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 27, 2015 Just as the immediate aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans residents in different ways—depending on race, class and other factors—the story of the city's recovery a decade later varies, depending on who tells it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Remembering Tiananmen Square, Sometimes in Secret

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2014 In mainland China, commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown is not permitted, and Wednesday's 25th anniversary was no exception. However, that didn't stop some resourceful Chinese citizens from coming up with creative ways to flout their government's policy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Sep 16, 2013 On the second anniversary of that day in lower Manhattan when people sat down in outrage and stayed in dedication and solidarity and hope, remember how unpredictably the world changes, remember those doing heroic work that you might hear little or nothing about but who are all around you, remember to hope and remember to build. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The L.A. Uprising’s 20th Anniversary and the Resurrection of Tupac Shakur

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Apr 29, 2012 Sunday, April 29, marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Los Angeles uprising and the two-week anniversary of the resurrection of slain gangsta rapper Tupac Shakur as a hologram at Coachella. The events are not a coincidence. Rather, they are part of a cultural argument that speaks to racial tensions, police misconduct and vigilantism that have plagued the city for decades.The 20th anniversary of the L.A. uprising and the resurrection of slain rapper Tupac are not a coincidence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

OWS Anniversary Rally Ends in Arrests

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2012 The NYPD met Occupiers returning to Zuccotti Park to celebrate the movement's six-month anniversary Saturday with intimidation and force, flooding the area with hundreds of officers during the afternoon and evening before closing the park and making arrests at night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fear and Racial Profiling on Frontier Flight 623

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2011 Shoshana Hebshi, a half-Arab, half-Jewish mother from Ohio, thought it would be easy to fly on the anniversary of Sept. 11. But that was before her flight landed in Detroit, where she was promptly handcuffed and carted off to the airport detention facility for questioning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scenes From the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2011 Americans gathered at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan and at other sites Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )