Israel to Loosen Up on Gaza Blockade

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2010 Responding to mounting international pressure in the wake of its bloody raid on an aid flotilla in May, Israel announced it will ease its three-year-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, forbidding only weapons and related material. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Banning the E-Messenger

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2010 Following Pakistan's ban on Facebook last week, Bangladesh has become the second country to block the popular social networking site due to "objectionable" representations of the Prophet Muhammad and national political leaders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Drill, Baby, Drill

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2010 Just a month after President Obama's rightward lunge into the realm of political appeasement known as offshore drilling, the administration reinstituted a ban on new drilling as it investigates the causes of the rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iceland: ‘The World’s Most Feminist Country’?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2010 What does it mean to be a "female-friendly country"? According to the Guardian, banning prostitution and stripping, as Iceland has now done, makes it the clear winner in the global feminist sweepstakes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shame on the Swiss

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Russia Kills the Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2009 A once-temporary ban on the death penalty is now set to be enshrined into Russian law, permanently banning the practice as Russia prepares to join the majority of the world's countries in outlawing capital punishment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stem Cells Are Go

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2009 Barack Obama officially reversed his predecessor's ban on federally funded stem cell research on Monday, promising to "vigorously support scientists who pursue this research." The president also said his White House would restore "scientific integrity to government decision making." Good luck with that. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gamer Says Microsoft Banned Her for Being Openly Gay

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2009 Anyone who's ever worn a headset while on Xbox Live, Microsoft's multiplayer gaming-chatting-shopping nexus, knows that it’s dominated by adolescent bigots. It's bad enough that Redmond hasn't cleaned things up, but a gamer named Teresa says she was actually banned from the service for being openly gay and allegedly offending the bigots who were harassing her. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Next Stop: Tensiontown, Israel

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2009 As the death toll of Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip moves past 1,000, tensions between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis are growing. Some of the country's Arab population is increasingly vocal in denouncing the bombings, while some Israeli politicians are trying to ban the re-election of Arabs to parliament on the grounds of alleged national disloyalty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Coulter Definitely Not Banned From NBC, Shows Mug to Prove It

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2009 Conservative scarecrow Ann Coulter insists she was banned by NBC, and to prove it, she accepted the network's invitation to appear on air. Wait a second! The ban, like so much of what Coulter talks about, seems to exist only in her head and the pages of the Drudge Report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did NBC Dump Ann Coulter?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2009 NBC has been taking heat for scheduling a book-pushing session with Ann Coulter, but according to the author, her "Today" show appearances have been canceled. Drudge adds that "insiders" at the Peacock say the network has banned ol' skin and bones for good, though that seems too good to be true. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brown Moves to Nix Prop. 8

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2008 California Attorney General Jerry Brown has changed his position on Proposition 8 and has asked the state Supreme Court to nullify the gay marriage ban on grounds that it violates citizens' inalienable rights as guaranteed by the California Constitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )