Sundance and the Art of Democracy

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jan 26, 2011 While much of the attention is focused on the celebrities, Sundance has actually become a key intersection of art, film, politics and dissent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Origin of America’s Intellectual Vacuum

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 15, 2010 The country suffers an impoverishment of ideas and analysis at a moment when we desperately need radical voices to make sense of the corporate destruction of the global economy and the ecosystem.The country suffers an impoverishment of ideas and analysis at a moment when we desperately need radical voices. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Anti-American

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FBI Raids and the Criminalization of Dissent

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 29, 2010 Early in the morning on Friday, Sept. 24, FBI agents in Chicago and Minnesota's Twin Cities kicked in the doors of anti-war activists, brandishing guns, spending hours rifling through their homes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Riots Mark Anniversary of Greek Teenager’s Shooting

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2009 Violence erupted in Athens on Sunday as thousands took to the streets to mark the anniversary of the death of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos, shot dead by Greek police a year ago. Within a few hours of his death, riots had spread across the country in a two-week spate of looting and burning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran’s Soccer Censorship

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2009 As protests in Iran continue, the extent to which the government will go to silence dissent has sunk to even further depths of ridiculousness. Protesters at a Tehran soccer match chanted and waved green banners, to which government censors responded by delaying the telecast of the game and editing out the crowd noise and close-ups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Free Speech vs. Surveillance in the Digital Age

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 24, 2009 Tools of mass communication that were once the province of governments and corporations now fit in your pocket. As these technologies have developed, so too has the ability to monitor, filter, censor and block them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humanity

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Over 300 Arrested at RNC

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2008 Beginning Saturday with a guns-drawn assault on a protester meeting space and continuing through the weekend with raids on houses of known activists in St. Paul, Twin Cities police have arrested over 300 anti-RNC demonstrators. At least 120 of them are accused of felonies, including trumped-up "conspiracy to riot" charges. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China to Allow ‘Protest Lite’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2008 Taking cues from past Olympic protests and the U.S.'s notoriously ironic "free speech zones," the Chinese government has declared its openness to dissidents criticizing the state -- so long as dissent is contained in one of three areas, does not threaten vague notions of national unity, and is submitted five days beforehand to the local security bureau. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-NBA Star: Olympians Should Speak About Human Rights in China

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2008 John Amaechi is not your typical basketball star. The former center for Utah, Orlando and Cleveland is the first NBA alumnus to openly declare that he's gay, and now he's combining sports and cultural politics in another sense by serving as Amnesty International's sports ambassador to this summer's Beijing Olympics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Sergeant Refuses to Serve in ‘Illegal’ War

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2008 On Thursday, a group of U.S. soldiers spoke before members of Congress about the failings of the Iraq war and the immeasurable toll it has taken on Iraqis and American troops. Afterward, Sgt. Matthis Chiroux announced that he is refusing to serve in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )