Rwanda Tells France to Face ‘Difficult Truth’ of Genocide Role

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2014 Rwanda on Sunday told France to face up to the "difficult truth" of its role in the 1994 genocide, amid a major diplomatic spat on the eve of commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of the killings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s War on American Universities

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 17, 2014 Israel and its supporters are overseeing a nationwide crusade to silence and ban student groups challenging that nation's official narrative about the Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Does Iraq Need More Weapons? Not Really

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2014 The U.S. is sending arms to the Nouri al-Maliki regime as assistance for recent crises, an act that critics say will perpetuate the violence; the American Studies Association's Israel boycott is dividing academia; meanwhile, politicians are worried about American students' poor performance in the sciences. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

MoveOn Calls for Florida Tourism Boycott Because Gun Law Makes State Unsafe to Visit

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 17, 2013 In the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, MoveOn.org is going after Florida's all-important tourism industry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Radio Advertisers Said to Be Excluding Limbaugh and Hannity

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 9, 2013 An advertising boycott enacted in the wake of Rush Limbaugh's controversial "slut" comment about Sandra Fluke last year appears to be working. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stephen Hawking Boycotts Israel

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 8, 2013 Perhaps the most famous living scientist is backing out of a major conference in Jerusalem over Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Stephen Hawking came under pressure from an international campaign, but says he made the decision after hearing from his contacts in Palestinian academia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Twitter Prepares to Clip Its Wings

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2012 One year after the beginning of the Egyptian uprising that it helped make possible, Twitter began its descent down what media commentator Jeff Jarvis called the “slippery slope of censorship,” announcing that it would begin to locally censor tweets that governments find objectionable. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egyptian Election Goes Forward Despite Setbacks

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2011 How do you take a revolution to the polls? Some Egyptians apparently found the electoral potential of Monday's vote, their country's first since President Hosni Mubarak's regime was brought down, to be wanting and boycotted the whole production, but many others were willing to deal with the lines and (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Bans the Boycott

Staff / Truthdig Jul 13, 2011 Israeli legislators passed a law Monday prohibiting any and all domestic boycotts against the country and its West Bank settlements as part of an attempt to oppose what they see as a global attack on the state's legitimacy. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arizona Legislators Vote Down Anti-Immigration Bills

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2011 Arizona lawmakers did a 180 on Thursday, voting to reject new anti-immigrant measures in a move ostensibly in response to the harsh economic realities of the state’s budget and unrelenting pressure by human rights groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arizona Lawmaker Fights Boycott Backlash

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2010 Raul Grijalva is a four-term congressman from southern Arizona. Yet in the wake of the state's SB1070 anti-immigrant legislation, the historically shoo-in Democrat is locked in a tight race with his Republican challenger after Grijalva had the gall to back a national boycott campaign against the Grand Canyon State. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )