Tributes to Victims Mark 5th Anniversary of Boston Marathon Attack

VAISHNAVEE SHARMA and SARAH BETANCOURT / The Associated Press Apr 15, 2018 Mayor Marty Walsh and Gov. Charlie Baker lay wreaths where bombs killed three spectators and maimed more than 260 others on April 15, 2013. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

False Flag Theories Fly After Tragedies in U.S. and Great Britain

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2016 As both countries reel from violent attacks, many people are taking to the internet to discuss possible conspiracy theories. As both countries reel from violent attacks, many people are taking to the internet to discuss possible conspiracy theories. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Best Truthdig Poetry of 2015

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2015 Here are the 10 poems that readers liked best from our very own original political poetry series, inaugurated this year. Here are the 10 poems that readers liked best from our very own original political poetry series, inaugurated this year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: ‘I Apologize to the Victims’ of Boston Marathon Bombing (Updated)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 24, 2015 Following a series of emotionally charged testimonials from survivors and relatives of victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, convicted co-perpetrator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev publicly apologized to them all during a court hearing at which he waited to be officially sentenced to death. UpdatedFollowing a series of emotionally charged testimonials from survivors and relatives of victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, convicted co-perpetrator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev publicly apologized before being sentenced to death. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Something as Simple as Clearing Your Internet Browsing Data Could Get You Locked Up

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 9, 2015 This story will make you think twice before you delete your browser history. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Tale of Two Terrorists: Both Convicted, One Condemned to Die

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 16, 2015 The death penalty verdict in the trial of the Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been presented as a rational outcome of the facts, yet other terrorists whose acts were far more destructive, like the 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, have been shown mercy.The death penalty verdict in the trial of the Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been presented as a rational outcome of the facts, yet other terrorists, like the 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, have been shown mercy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Trial Was Far From Impartial

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2015 The jury that convicted the accused in the Boston Marathon bombing was biased before the trial even started, a wave of suicides is sweeping through a town in California and an activist works toward getting women to "free the nipple." These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 15, 2015 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, an attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Moment of Decision: Should We Kill Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 14, 2015 Unlike the guilt phase of the trial, the outcome of which was never in doubt, the penalty segment will be a slugfest pitting two diametrically opposed narratives of criminal justice. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Top Ten Ways Islamic Law Forbids Terrorism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 9, 2015 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, has been convicted on all counts in the Boston Marathon bombings. Here are some of the ways the Tsarnaev brothers broke Muslim law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Capital Punishment? A Dead Policy Walking

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 9, 2015 A jury in Boston has returned a guilty verdict on all 30 counts against the Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )