New Virus Cases Fall; WHO Says China Bought the World Time

YANAN WANG / The Associated Press Feb 15, 2020 U.N. agency urges countries to step up preparedness. The U.S. will fly home American passengers quarantined aboard a cruise ship in Japan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Insanity of a New Cold War: A Top Russian Scholar Sounds the Alarm

BLANK Jan 13, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer talks with professor Sergei Plekhanov about Western misconceptions of today's Russia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chelsea Manning: ‘Islamic State Cannot Be Defeated by Bombs and Bullets’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 17, 2014 The WikiLeaks whistle-blower and United States Army intelligence analyst offers an alternative plan to President Obama's approach to IS insurgents currently terrorizing the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Deal Yet in Iran Nuclear Talks

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2012 Two days of discussion over Iran’s nuclear program ended in uncertainty Thursday, with Iran maintaining it has the right to enrich nuclear fuel and the lead negotiator for the European Union stating vaguely that “significant problems remain” with the Iranian position. Negotiations are set to resume in June. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rep. Barton’s Containment Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2010 The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has spawned a whole mess of sideshows, not the least of which is the kerfuffle around Republican Rep. Joe L. Barton's concerted attempt at containing the spread of bad press following his apology to BP on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lightning Strikes BP Vessel, Fire Halts Oil Capture

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2010 Apparently Zeus is as displeased with BP as everybody else. A bolt of lightning struck the ship working to capture oil in the Gulf, causing a fire and shutting down the containment effort for the time being. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iranian Puzzle Missing Some Pieces

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2007 Bush administration members and other Capitol Hill denizens are puzzling over how to approach Iran -- one currently circulating (so Cold War retro!) keyword is "containment," says the BBC -- and finding the situation to be increasingly perplexing in light of U.S. relationships with Iraq and other Mideast nations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )