Grim Find: 39 Dead in One of U.K.’s Worst Human Trafficking Cases

GREGORY KATZ and DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Oct 23, 2019 Details about where the victims were from are scarce as police try to trace the movements of a cargo truck's container. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Democracy Dies Without Alternative Media

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2019 Where would America be without its muckraking journals and newspapers? A conversation with "American Prophet" author Pete Richardson. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: The Real Election Meddling Isn’t Coming From Russia

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Jun 20, 2019 The philosopher and linguist reflects on his seminal work, "Manufacturing Consent," and the sinister new ways we are sold to advertisers. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

Women

A Question of Honor

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig May 21, 2019 Police response is out of sync with a sharp rise in so-called honor-based violence against women in the U.K. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump, Kim Facing Big Challenges at Hanoi Summit

FOSTER KLUG and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2019 The two leaders are set to address perhaps the world's biggest security challenge: North Korea's continued development of nuclear weapons. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

India Decriminalizes Homosexual Acts in Landmark Ruling

Ashok Sharma / The Associated Press Sep 6, 2018 The law had been in place since 1861, when the country was still a colony of the British empire. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Where Is the Spirit of Rebellion?

John Pilger / johnpilger.com Jul 9, 2018 The hidden history of uprisings at a female prison factory in Australia bears similarities to today's events. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Another Mystery Illness Rocks England After Spy’s Poisoning

MATT DUNHAM and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2018 Counterterrorism detectives and local police are investigating after a couple fall critically ill from exposure to an unknown substance a few miles from where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in March. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Royal Ponzi Scheme

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 30, 2018 Our priorities and judgment have become warped as we deify the rich and famous and neglect the meek. This is the trap of a capitalistic society. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pro-War Press, Not Cambridge Analytica, Is the Real Scandal

Daniel Lazare / Truthdig Apr 13, 2018 The story is heavy on Russophobic propaganda and light on proof that the data analysis company influenced the 2016 election in any substantial way. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Meghan Markle Has Advocated for Women Since Childhood

Edith M. Lederer / The Associated Press Nov 28, 2017 The American actress and fiancée of Britain’s Prince Harry has long put a spotlight on the need for women's equality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Enough With Russia. What About Israeli, U.S. Influence Operations?

Robert Parry / ConsortiumNews Nov 18, 2017 And, while we’re at it, maybe we could have an accounting of how much “U.S.-linked” entities have spent to influence politics and policies in Russia, Ukraine, Syria and other hot spots. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )