The Soldier Who Never Sleeps

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2013 Scientists are trying to construct military members who can fight without fatigue and thus be more efficient killing machines; a lot of Chinese students who hope to pursue higher education in the U.S. don't speak enough English to do so; meanwhile, an organization named VIDA was formed to create awareness about gender bias in the literary world and it's succeeding in making some publishers and reviewers uncomfortable. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Path of Hubris and War

William Pfaff / Truthdig May 22, 2013 The bombs that ended the Boston Marathon in April were planted by young Muslims who had come to the United States as immigrants, rejected America as a civilization, and then attacked it, leaving behind a message of religious war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Real American Boy: How Our Byzantine Immigration System and Failed Economy May Have Made a Terrorist

Susan Zakin / Truthdig May 21, 2013 It's likely Tamerlan Tsarnaev was just another angry young man in our brave new America, a burgeoning dystopia where mass murder suddenly seems like a weekly occurrence. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The History That Birthed the Tsarnaev Boys

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 18, 2013 Chechen scholar Thomas Goltz gives a historical primer on the centuries old culture and struggle that shaped the Tsarnaev brothers, suspects in the bombings of the Boston Marathon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Note Reportedly Says Marathon Attack Blowback Against U.S. Aggression

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 16, 2013 A note that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is said to have left on an interior wall of the boat where police found him after the April 15 attacks claimed responsibility for the bombings and described them as retribution for the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying the Boston dead were "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims are in the American-led conflicts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Terrorism

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Lockdown, USA: Lessons From the Boston Marathon Manhunt

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout May 9, 2013 What is needed in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon tragedy is careful reflection about what locking down an entire city means -- not just for the future of urban living, but for democracy itself. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

Should We Kill Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 8, 2013 According to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, more than 70 percent of Americans support the death penalty for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev if he is found guilty of perpetrating the Boston Marathon bombing.According to a recent poll, more than 70 percent of Americans support the death penalty for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev if he is found guilty of perpetrating the Boston Marathon bombing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Former FBI Agent Confirms the Surveillance State Is Real

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 4, 2013 A former FBI counterterrorism agent acknowledged this week on CNN that every telephone conversation that takes place on American soil "is being captured as we speak." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fact: The United States Tortured People

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A bipartisan panel tries to end the debate on torture so we don't do it again, U.S. terrorism, why Congress is free to ignore demand for gun control and the best show you're not watching. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Syria, Boston and George W. Bush

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2013 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the White House's belief that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons. How should President Obama respond if such a red line has been crossed? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weapons of Mass Destruction

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