Mosque Mania Hits New York (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 Two rival rallies did a lot of shouting at each other in New York on Sunday, but otherwise kept things civil. Hey, this is America, where everyone has the right to express themselves, eat canned cheese and *gasp* worship as they please. Even Scientologists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOPanic

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Mosque-Issippi Burning

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 18, 2010 Salman Hamdani died on Sept. 11, 2001. The 23-year-old police cadet raced to Ground Zero to save others. His selfless act cost him his life. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Dystopia Conservatives Built

David Sirota / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 Colorado Springs, a laboratory of conservative anti-tax policies, is beginning to reek of economic death. The city is losing cops, firefighters, buses and parks while residents are moving into tent ghettos. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thousands Join Obamas for Day of Service

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2009 It looks like Barack Obama's national community service day was a big hit. Reports of thousands of volunteers are appearing in newspaper pages from New York to Philadelphia to San Francisco. Did you participate in your own community? Let us know in the comments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trading Spaces, Iraq Edition

Anna Badkhen / Truthdig May 15, 2008 Sectarian violence has driven millions of Iraqis from their homes. Now that the violence has abated in one formerly upscale Baghdad neighborhood, residents are returning to find squatters who refuse to leave and a government and occupying army unwilling to kick them out. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama Battles Tradition in Philly

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2008 The Barack Obama campaign's "culture clash" in Philadelphia goes beyond the unwillingness to pay out "street money." The L.A. Times details the many challenges of trying to wage a new kind of politics in the city where our nation's politics began. Update: "Ward leaders are pretty pissed." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Comment System

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2007 We have some exciting news for our readers: A new community comment system is active. You'll now have to register in order to comment on articles, but you'll be able to post right away. If you see something inappropriate, be sure to report it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wikipedia Changes Policy After Poster Is Exposed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2007 The popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which draws its content from countless anonymous contributions, will institute safeguards following revelations about the identity of one of its most industrious contributors. Ryan Jordan, under the name "Essjay," wrote thousands of articles for the site while claiming to be a theology professor but was exposed by The New Yorker as a 24-year-old college dropout. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How to Beat Wal-Mart

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2006 Stacy Mitchell chronicles the successful campaigns of community activists around the country who've taken on retail giants and won. The key to victory is "getting people to see themselves not just as consumers, but as workers, producers, business owners, citizens, and stewards of their community." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court: Obscenity Still in Eye of Beholder

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2006 The Supreme Court has decided to leave it up to individual communities to decide whether something constitutes pornography. But in the borderless Internet age, what really constitutes a community? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High School Teacher Beheaded in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 5, 2006 Suspected Taliban insurgents targeting educated community leaders | more Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )