Kevin Cooper / TruthdigOct 23, 2019
Ending the death penalty, which is disproportionately imposed on African Americans, would be a good first step toward righting some of this nation’s wrongs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigJun 6, 2019
Sundance Film Festival award-winner "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" zooms in on a once-vibrant culture dimmed by gentrification. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sharmini Peries / The Real News NetworkFeb 13, 2019
The actor and activist dissects the Trump administration's meddling in Venezuela and our long history of interventionism in Latin America. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
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Jordan Riefe / TruthdigJul 2, 2018
Boots Riley’s promising film debut takes on casual and institutional racism, corporate greed, class subjugation and coarsening public discourse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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With a spirit of desecration, the mockumentary from producer/star Andy Samberg examines serious issues in the sport. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2016
If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, Bernie Sanders' support and that of his voters may depend on her doing the one thing that her track record shows she's been most unwilling to do all along. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 9, 2012
American actor Danny Glover, who was in Venezuela monitoring the presidential election, says large numbers of Venezuelans are rejoicing at the prospect of the continuation of social programs that have benefited the public since recently re-elected President Hugo Chavez took office in 1999. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigJan 30, 2011
Kelly Williams-Bolar, an aspiring teacher and mother of two, was sentenced to 10 days in jail for sending her children to school outside her district. But in this time of economic crisis, it is hard to believe that a single mother such as Williams-Bolar is a criminal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 5, 2009
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a way of popping up in any number of seemingly unrelated arenas across the world, such as the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, where a planned Tel Aviv-themed program has spurred several entertainers, including Jane Fonda, Danny Glover and David Byrne, as well as writers and filmmakers, to sign a letter of protest that's shaking things up with just days to go before the fest begins. All of the 10 films in City to City, a new program at the festival, will focus on the Israeli city. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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