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Why ‘Chain Reaction’ Must Be Preserved

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 23, 2013 The sculpture towers 26 feet above the Civic Center lawn in the Southern California coastal city of Santa Monica, a disturbing warning about the danger of nuclear arms. Now the artwork is in peril. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ed Asner for Peace and ‘Chain Reaction’ on the Fourth of July

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 6, 2013 On Independence Day in Santa Monica, Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner played the role he comes to most naturally: the engaged citizen taking a principled stand for what is right, in this case preserving Paul Conrad's compelling reminder of the ever-present danger of a nuclear holocaust.On Independence Day, Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner played the role of engaged citizen taking a principled stand against the abuses of power. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On His Birthday, a Famed Artist’s Masterpiece Faces the Bulldozer

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 27, 2013 The late political cartoonist Paul Conrad won the Pulitzer Prize so many times it was deemed unseemly to give him any more. Now, on the Thursday he would have turned 89, one of his masterpieces faces oblivion. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pentagon Whistle-Blower Karen Kwiatkowski’s Secret History of the Iraq War

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Iraq whistle-blower reminds us that Bush lied. Plus: Obama in the Holy Land, antagonizing fat people and fighting to save a great work of political art. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )