Truthdigger of the Week: Peter Beinart

BLANK Aug 18, 2014 The historical corrections cited in a major column by the American critic of Israel are key to understanding the latest turmoil engulfing Gaza, the West Bank and the Jewish state. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Obama’s and David Brooks’ Manhood Problem

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 21, 2014 David Brooks is an intellectual bully who likes bullies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ariel Sharon ‘Made Peace Impossible’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 23, 2014 The former Israeli prime minister turned "the two-state solution into a cloud of dust," Palestinian political scientist and former minister of the Palestinian Authority Ali Jarbawi writes in The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Religious Violence Runs Rampant as Other Types of Brutalities Decline

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2014 Although human warfare is supposedly dwindling, atrocities fueled by belief continue to plague the earth; an ancient Antarctic ice shelf has collapsed due to lakes draining onto it; meanwhile, calling Ariel Sharon a "man of peace" is a dire misinterpretation of his actions. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Drink This to Improve Your Memory

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2014 Though caffeine has been found to enhance long-term memory in bees, it hadn't been shown to have similar effects on humans until now; green vegetables may be a new transformative source of energy for batteries; meanwhile, Brazil faces new dilemmas as a neoliberal democracy. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel’s Ariel Sharon Dead After Eight Year Coma

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 11, 2014 Former Israeli Army general and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died Saturday at age 85 after multiple organ failure, eight years after a massive stroke put him in a vegetative state. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Declassified Files Link U.S. to Palestinian Massacre

Barry Lando / Truthdig Sep 20, 2012 The outburst of anti-Americanism sweeping much of the Arab world was ignited by an off-the-wall film insulting Muhammad, but the underlying outrage is fed by decades of resentment against the US and its ally, IsraelThe outburst of anti-Americanism in the Arab world was ignited by an off-the-wall film insulting Muhammad, but the outrage is fed by decades of resentment against the U and Israel. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ariel Sharon’s Stroke Creates Turmoil

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Prime minister's debilitating stroke throws Middle East politics, Palestinian peace process into jeopardy | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )