We Are Those Who Suffer: Free Speech, the Media and the Roots of Violence

By Barbara Soros Feb 20, 2015 Condemnation of the Charlie Hebdo killings must be accompanied by understanding of root causes and by compassion for struggling peoples. And the media must refrain from fanning the flames of hatred. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Al-Qaeda’s Feud With Denmark

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 16, 2015 Denmark, a relatively small country with a population of 5.7 million, is clearly in al-Qaeda’s sights, and not only because of the Jyllands Posten publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Suspect in Copenhagen Killings Is Shot to Death (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 15, 2015 Danish police killed a suspect in two shootings that occurred Saturday, one of them at a free-speech debate organized by the cartoonist Lars Vilks, who had depicted the prophet Muhammad as a dog. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Claims Too Much Running Can Be Bad for You

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 4, 2015 Take a deep breath, hard-core runners: A new study of joggers and heart health could stop you in your tracks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Tim Cook, Midterms, and Fast-Food Wages in Denmark

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 1, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists agree that Apple CEO Tim Cook's (at right) announcement that he's gay is historic. Meanwhile, the "war on women" isn't playing in the midterm elections and fast food workers in Denmark are making about $20 per hour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

2095: The Year of Gender Equality in the Workplace?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Oct 30, 2014 We’ll have to wait 81 years for gender parity in the workplace, a World Economic Forum report projects. Here's more about what the WEF figures mean for women around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scientists Mull Arctic’s Slow CO2 Loss

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 29, 2013 A Danish team of scientists is puzzled to find that in some parts of the Arctic the permafrost is releasing carbon dioxide more slowly than expected during its annual thaw. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gaze Upon the Danish Dream of Freedom

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 28, 2013 Unlike the Danes, American society has abstracted freedom from its prerequisite of economic security. Vermonters learned of enviable Danish freedom in a series of town meetings this month with one of their senators, Bernie Sanders, and Peter Taksoe-Jensen, the Danish ambassador to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sperm Bank Bans Redheads

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2011 Cryos, an international network of sperm banks based in Denmark, is refusing donations from gingers, because, says director Ole Schou, there simply isn't demand outside of Ireland, where red hair sells "like hot cakes." The company is most interested in sperm from Indian donors and those with brown hair and eyes. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Denmark Elects First Female Prime Minister

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2011 The people of Denmark elected their first female prime minister Thursday, bringing the center-left Social Democratic Party to power after 10 years with a right-wing government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘In a Better World’: Oscar Bait Without Much Bite

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Apr 2, 2011 Despite landing the Oscar for best foreign film, not to mention some good acting, "In a Better World" aims for the heart -- and misses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Danish Cartoonist’s Attacker Gets 9 Years

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2011 The man who attacked cartoonist Kurt Westergaard after his caricature of the Prophet Muhammad was printed in a Danish newspaper has been convicted of attempted murder and terrorism and sentenced to nine years in prison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )