Staff / TruthdigOct 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 )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJun 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 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 )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigMar 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 )
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