Tsarnaev Found Guilty of All Counts, Including 17 Carrying Possible Death Penalty

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 8, 2015 The verdict is in on the Boston bombing trial, leaving the jury to deliberate over whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should receive the death penalty or a life sentence for his role in the 2013 tragedy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Shock Wave’: A Compelling Poem About the Boston Marathon Bombings

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2015 Leslie McGrath's poem gives us an intimate look into a person's mind in the immediate aftermath of the April 15, 2013, tragedy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Boston Bombing Trial, Winners and Losers Are Hard to Tell Apart

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 17, 2015 To a nation riveted by the televised trials of OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony, following a life-or-death courtroom drama with no cameras is proving to be a nail-biterTo a nation riveted by the TV trials of O Simpson and Casey Anthony, following a life-or-death court drama with no cameras is a nail-biter. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Tariq Ali: The Time Is Right for a Palace Revolution

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 2, 2015 One of our most trenchant critics of corporate capitalism deplores the rise of an "extreme center" that has seized control of the political process and wages endless war while doing the bidding of global corporations Our only hope, he says, is revolt One of our most trenchant critics of corporate capitalism deplores the rise of an "extreme center" that has seized control of the political process and does the bidding of corporations . Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Chomsky on ‘Sniper,’ Hebdo and Terrorism (and What We Can Do About It)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 12, 2015 "The more we can blame some crime on some enemy, the greater the outrage," Noam Chomsky said in a recent discussion about terrorism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Trial Is About Our Humanity, Not His Guilt

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 9, 2015 Ultimately the fate of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and the process by which it is decided, will reflect the fairness of the U.S. justice system, the humanity of American society and our role in the world. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Rise of the New, Liberal Islamophobia

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 10, 2014 The recent television kerfuffle involving "Real Time" host Bill Maher and guest Sam Harris over whether Muslims are bad people because their religion is, in the words of Harris, "the mother lode of bad ideas," is symbolic of the new American Islamophobia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Triumph of the Immigrant American Spirit: Meb Keflezighi and the Boston Marathon

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 22, 2014 On Monday, Boston responded with its vigorous spirit of community and transcendence to the cowardly terrorism that marred the marathon in 2013, coming out in record numbers for this year's event. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the Future of the Death Penalty on Trial

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 4, 2014 In a very real way, the future of the death penalty -- a barbaric relic of a bygone era abolished by more than two-thirds of the world’s nations -- will also be on trial with the suspected Boston Marathon bomber.In a very real way, the future of the death penalty—a barbaric relic of a bygone era abolished by more than two-thirds of the world’s nations—will also be on trial with the suspected Boston Marathon bomber. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The U.S. Government Is Using Fear to Consolidate Power and It’s Working

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2014 Rather than diminish the fear that inspires humans to act in irrational violent ways, philosophy professor Peter Ludlow writes that so-called democracies are using it as a weapon to "control the rabble." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Detroit Goes Broke and Zimmerman Goes Free

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the Motor City's declaration of bankruptcy, the neighborhood watch captain's not guilty verdict and Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Judge a Magazine by Its Cover

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 18, 2013 America's apparent outrage over the Rolling Stone cover featuring a photo of accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reveals a great deal about this country's insecurities and prejudices. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )