Censoring This Documentary Only Plays Into AIPAC’s Hands

Sandy Tolan / Truthdig Dec 12, 2018 West Hollywood scraps a screening of "1948," accommodating an ally of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and stifling free speech. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Forty Years Ago, the CIA Had Its Eye on Jamaica—and Bob Marley Got Shot

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 The groundbreaking musician sang about revolution against an unfair global system and nearly paid with his life in 1976. In the U.S., the rise of Bernie Sanders gives reason to believe Americans are becoming aware of the changes that Marley envisioned. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Searing Heat May Spark Climate Exodus

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 11, 2016 Temperatures in the Middle East and North Africa could reach unbearably high levels that would make some regions uninhabitable and increase the pressure on climate refugees. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Camel Bones and Jerusalem: Archeology Shows Bible Written Late, Full of Errors

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 8, 2014 A new paper by Israeli archeologists Lidar Sapir-Hen and Erez Ben-Yosef is bad news for biblical literalists and far right wing Israeli nationalists who use the Bible for support. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fewer Mexicans Entering U.S., More Leaving

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2012 Mexican immigration to the United States has slowed after four decades of the largest rush of migrants from a single country in American history and may even be declining, a report by the Pew Hispanic Center says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Drug War Prompts Exodus

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2011 Mexico’s drug war has been blamed for the deaths of more than 34,000 people, and now comes a report showing that the violence has uprooted nearly a quarter of a million people south of the border, with many of them thought to have fled to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Darfur Fighting Reignites

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2010 New fighting between the Sudanese army and Darfur rebels has erupted in the impoverished southern part of Sudan, displacing already-overcrowded refugee camps and leading to an exodus of about 12,000 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tilikum, According to the Book of Exodus

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2010 Last month's trainer tragedy at SeaWorld has taken on biblical proportions. According to an evangelical pastor evidently given to consulting the Old Testament in reference to theme park disasters, the book of Exodus suggests that Tilikum, the orca responsible for killing handler Dawn Brancheau, should have been dealt with in the manner of a murderous ox. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Preparations Made for Sadr City Assault

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2008 After a seven week surge in violent street clashes and an estimated 1,000 civilian deaths in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad alone, U.S. and Iraqi forces are now preparing an overwhelming military offensive they hope will completely annihilate active Shia resistance movements and pacify the area, making it safe for occupation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Death Stalks Iraq, Middle-Class Exodus Grows

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 In the last 10 months, as the violence has continued unabated, Iraq has issued new passports to 1.85 million Iraqis, 7% of the population and a quarter of the country's middle class. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )