Social Security’s Launch Was Also Botched

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2013 Plenty of government programs had rough starts, but no one remembers anymore; mysterious phallic sculptures are disappearing from a tourist site in Iran; meanwhile, America is nowhere near as diverse as we think. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision: A Whimper, Not a Bang

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 24, 2013 The Supreme Court on Monday finally issued a ruling on the case challenging the University of Texas at Austin's race-conscious admissions program that it heard eight months ago, but it was by no means a sweeping decision on the issue of affirmative action. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In Los Angeles, a Different Kind of Political Race

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 8, 2013 L.A. is having an election for mayor, a slogging, nuts-and-bolts sort of contest that doesn't resemble the popular image of this challenging city. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cabinet Diversity

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Happy Holidays From Truthdig

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 Our annual holiday animation by Mr. Fish focuses this year on diversity. Enjoy! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Occupy Wall Street Is United in Its Diversity

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist David Cay Johnston wrote Friday that the Occupy Wall Street protests are unlike any demonstrations he has seen in more than 40 years, and that the reasons the movement differs so much are the same reasons why it could succeed in sparking major change. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Koch Brothers and Public School Segregation

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2011 In its latest attack on the billionaire Koch brothers, Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films shows how the fearsome libertarian duo used their wealth and power to elect four segregationists to North Carolina's Wake County school board in 2009. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Against the Wishes of Arizona Lawmakers, America Is Getting More Diverse

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2010 Preliminary census data show that America's melting pot is meltier than ever, with racial minorities now making up more than one-third of the nation's population. Pretty soon the "minorities" will be in the majority, as they are in four states (California, New Mexico, Hawaii and Texas, where everything is bigger, anyway). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NBA Leads Sports in Diversity

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2010 Professional sports have long had a disconnect between the players and management where diversity is concerned, so hats off to the NBA for setting an example for baseball, football and that weird boring ice game. The basketball league scores an A in both racial and gender diversity, with women sitting at 44 percent of the desks in league offices. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When They Came for the Homosexuals…

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 12, 2007 Gays are the first target of the Christian right's campaign against human rights, but they won't be the last. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )