How a Death Row Inmate Made Injustice Pay Off

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jun 28, 2018 After being wrongfully convicted of murder and spending 41 years at Angola prison in Louisiana, Gary Tyler has become a community leader in the struggle for justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

And Compassion for All

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 9, 2018 We're in this American experiment together. It's time to bring some real empathy into the world. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Stand Up for Justice, or We All Lose

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Oct 23, 2017 What can a youth soccer game teach us? No matter the degree of injustice, we should say or do something. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dr. Pfau’s Leprosy Miracle

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Sep 9, 2017 Pfau, who died last month, paved the way for humane treatment of Pakistani leprosy patients, with an approach that dramatically lowered incidence of the disease. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Has America No Sense of Decency?

By Neal Gabler / Moyers & Company May 13, 2017 If we are now a failed country, it is not because we have a failed presidency, although we do. It is because we are a failed people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Xenophobia and Hate Exacerbate the Plight of Refugees Around the World

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 22, 2016 According to Oxfam, the six wealthiest countries—the United States, China, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom—"host less than 9 percent of the world's refugees." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

From Kerry to Selena Gomez and Rihanna, Israel’s Claims of Precision, Compassion Are Dissed

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 21, 2014 You always wonder where John Kerry the anti-Vietnam War activist went, who compared the U.S. campaigns in Southeast Asia to the predations of the Mongols. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: 40,000 Brave Norwegians

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2012 For proving that love for others, regardless of creed, gender or skin color, is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out in an Oslo square on Thursday against the violent dogma of mass killer Anders Breivik. They are our Truthdiggers of the Week.For proving that love for others is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out against violence and dogma as our Truthdiggers of the Week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2011 Usually at year’s end, we’re supposed to look back at events just passed -- and forward, in prediction mode, to the year to come. But just look around you! This moment is so extraordinary that it has hardly registered. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Dalai Lama Comments Provoke Conversation on Ethics of bin Laden Killing

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2011 A Los Angeles Times piece suggests Tibet's spiritual leader supports the American action against Osama bin Laden, surprising some followers and causing others to seek clarification of the Dalai Lama's comments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Are We Wired for Compassion?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 When the term human nature gets thrown around, it's sometimes used in a derisive fashion, as if to boil all the complex motivations, biological drives and psychological quirks that comprise our makeup down to some simplistic, base formula However, there are some who might cast the concept in a brighter light (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Dalai Lama on Compassion, ‘Man-Made Problems’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 The Dalai Lama ran with the theme of the day while accepting the Lantos Human Rights Prize in Washington on Tuesday, taking the opportunity to point out that "generally speaking, we are lacking" when it comes to "taking care of others' well-being." While he was at it, he also schooled his audience about America's widening class divide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )