Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJan 2, 2017
With Scotland gaining more power over its finances, Glasgow and Fife are eager to try out an economic plan already running successfully in parts of Finland, the Netherlands, Africa, India and Canada. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Paul Buchheit / Common DreamsFeb 23, 2016
Children aren't products to be bought and sold. The profit motive should end at the front door of the public school. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Jon Queally / Common DreamsDec 7, 2015
Under the plan receiving support from 70 percent of the country, every adult would receive a monthly allotment of 800 euros. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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By Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNetSep 9, 2015
Immersed in the greatest refugee crisis since World War II, the European Union cannot get it together. But ordinary Europeans are doing amazing things. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 28, 2015
The FBI repeatedly asked Scandinavian countries to detain and deport whistleblower Edward Snowden if he attempted to enter their territories, recently released official documents reveal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 26, 2015
Support for a universal basic income is growing. In Europe, for example, the Dutch city of Utrecht is about to introduce an experiment that aims “to challenge the notion that people who receive public money need to be patrolled and punished." Here, the political, philosophical and economic arguments are made clear. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 3, 2015
In part seven of an interview series on The Real News Network’s “Reality Asserts Itself,” Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer tells TRNN Senior Editor Paul Jay that America's ruling parties are composed not of ideologues committed to particular values but of careerists fortunately susceptible to public pressure. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 11, 2015
Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland have declared their intent to cooperate militarily against Russia, which they described as “the biggest challenge to European security.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigApr 10, 2015
The Social Progress Index has published the latest global data on quality of life, and America's "We're No. 1" crowd isn't left with much to shout about. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 1, 2014
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote 35 pages in her dissent on the recent decision that's a huge loss for women's rights; Ann Coulter's World Cup freakout is about conservatives' loss of control; meanwhile, Finland has a dirty secret involving Israel that may be putting the country's image into question. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 2, 2014
Democrats are no longer as chummy with Israel as the GOP has become; big data's on everybody's mind these days; meanwhile, a Finnish columnist offers his perspective on the Ukraine and Russia conflict from a different vantage point. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 22, 2013
Finland is known for outside-the-box thinking when it comes to a lot of things, especially education. But now Finns have come up with a new way to de-stress and disconnect: A town in southeast Finland is hosting a Mobile Phone Throwing Competition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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