Long-Lived Storm Clobbers Eastern U.S.

MARY ESCH / The Associated Press Dec 2, 2019 Scools and offices close as an estimated 10 to 20 inches of snow accumulate from Pennsylvania to Maine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Charter Schools Are Pushing Public Education to the Brink

Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute Feb 7, 2019 Pundits like Jonathan Chait tout the benefits of school privatization, but they ignore the financial strain it's placing on state budgets. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Amazon Is Everything That’s Wrong With America

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 12, 2018 What does the location of the company's new offices have to do with the nation's political tumult? Quite a bit, it turns out. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hundreds of Thousands Protest Trump’s Interference in Mueller Probe

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Nov 9, 2018 In towns and cities across the country, American citizens take to the streets to remind their president that he is not above the law. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Boston Gangster Whitey Bulger Slain in Prison

DENISE LAVOIE / The Associated Press Oct 30, 2018 The FBI is investigating after the infamous hoodlum was found dead at a federal penitentiary in West Virginia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Flowering or Excess of Democracy? (The 1780s)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 21, 2018 What lessons did the founding generation take from the American Revolution, and why do we forget the early republican experiments? Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Latest Nor’easter Reaches Blizzard Conditions

The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 More than a foot of snow is expected in some areas as the third major storm in two weeks slams the Northeast, and Amtrak suspends service between Boston and New York City. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Lifelong Activist Sheds His Name

By Harvey Wasserman / LA Progressive Jan 9, 2018 Meet Sluggo. With the new moniker, the author no longer has to clarify that he's "not the Hurricane, not Weinstein, no relation to Debbie Schultz." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

100 Million People Affected by East Coast’s Deep Freeze

VERENA DOBNIK / The Associated Press Jan 7, 2018 After struggling through a large and intense snowstorm, the region is facing brutal cold. New Hampshire's Mount Washington has recorded a wind chill of close to 100 degrees below zero. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What You Have to Earn to Buy a Home in Biggest U.S. Cities

Steve Rosenfeld / AlterNet Nov 21, 2017 Most Americans cannot afford to live in progressive coastal epicenters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Alt-Lite’ Holds Controversial ‘Free Speech Rally’ in Boston

Michael Nigro / Truthdig Aug 19, 2017 Truthdig correspondent Michael Nigro is on the ground to document the rally and counterprotest. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Glimpse Into the Shattered Lives of Some Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Nov 23, 2016 "Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing" starkly shows that, while convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev languishes in prison, victims who lost limbs in the 2013 attack still struggle to cope with their brutally altered existence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )