Sandy Tolan / TruthdigJun 14, 2015
A perverted decorum bans the term, but a writer’s trip to the West Bank finds that the conditions imposed on Palestinians by Israelis amply justify the use of the “A-word.” Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigMar 25, 2015
In a lifetime of media activism, the late journalist and human rights activist Danny Schechter was best known for his advocacy of public media and his work to inform the world of life under South Africa's apartheid regime.The late journalist and activist Danny Schechter was known for his advocacy of public media and his work to shine a spotlight on South African apartheid. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 21, 2015
By making Benjamin Netanyahu the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, Jewish Israeli voters have chosen occupation, apartheid and periodic bouts of warfare. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 17, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under extreme pressure over the real possibility that he will lose the March 17 elections, made a powerful appeal to his far right-wing constituency by vowing that he would keep millions of Palestinians stateless. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Greg Palast / TruthdigMar 6, 2015
Fifty years after King's march from Selma, new methods are being used to block African-Americans from voting: Jim Crow has become Dr. James Crow, systems analyst. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 14, 2015
With Brink's passing, South Africa has lost one of its most powerful literary and political voices. The first Afrikaans writer to have produced a book banned by the apartheid government, Brink wrote courageous stories that explored the harshest aspects of South African society. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 19, 2015
"Democracy Now!" and Pacifica Radio Archives air an exclusive, newly discovered recording of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., made Dec. 7, 1964, days before he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 8, 2014
In a segment hilariously titled "Spot the Africa," the latest addition to the "Daily Show" team, Trevor Noah, compares conditions in his home continent of Africa to those in the U.S. Let's just say, the truth is more than a little unpleasant. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 6, 2014
The social statistics produced by the Afrikaner Apartheid regime in South Africa are not so different from those produced by ordinary everyday legal and social practices in today’s United States. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 31, 2014
On June 16, 1976, some 20,000 students rose up to protest in the slum of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 23, 2014
A Hamas rocket hit and destroyed a house in Yahoud, a town only a mile from Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel on Tuesday, raising severe alarm among international airlines and leading most of them to cancel flights to Tel Aviv. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 15, 2014
Justice to Benjamin Netanyahu: “How do you plead to the crime against humanity of apartheid?” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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