Staff / TruthdigJun 14, 2016
"There is no shortage of troubled 20-somethings out there, and whether they're radicalized by ISIS or homophobia or white nationalism or a dislike of movies," said the "Full Frontal" host, "we are making it far too easy for their derangement to kill us." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 22, 2016
More than 42,000 Americans killed themselves in 2014, and middle-aged people are leading the trend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJan 26, 2016
With a bench containing three octogenarians, the next president will have a historic opportunity to reshape the court. At stake: five pivotal legal and social issues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 16, 2016
When I was visiting abroad recently, my non-American friends were quite candid with me: They see my country as increasingly intolerant, violent and inhospitable. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJan 7, 2016
The apologists for the weapons industry demonstrate their intellectual bankruptcy by regularly contradicting themselves with a straight face. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 31, 2015
The movement's innovative and committed activism has renewed the struggle for racial justice In 2015, no other progressive cause in the United States came close to its perseverance and creativity The movement's innovative and committed activism has renewed the struggle for racial justice. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigDec 24, 2015
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mark Fiore has created these animated good tidings to add a bit of cheek and a dash of spark to your holiday season. And check out our Truthdig staff animatedly working the phones for a free press! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 20, 2015
Two issues dominated the opening of the third and last Democratic presidential debate of 2015: the Bernie Sanders-Hillary Clinton data breach controversy, and foreign policy—namely how to deal with Islamic State. (Updated) Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Pamela Alma Weymouth / TruthdigDec 15, 2015
What worked so well for Australia—firearm confiscation—unfortunately seems out of reach for the US Even so, there are common-sense approaches in some foreign countries that could work here Pictured right, California Lt Gov Gavin Newsom, who is proposing a 2016 ballot initiative to strengthen the state's gun laws Pictured above, California Lt. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigDec 4, 2015
Until our society recognizes that death comes from a gun, the list of place names that recently added Colorado Springs and San Bernardino will have no end. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 3, 2015
In 2016, a new shopping channel will sell firearms, ammunition, hunting jackets and concealed-carry holsters in the households of a nation where 30,000 people die in shootings every year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigDec 3, 2015
I apologize for politicizing a mass shooting tragedy before the blood has even dried, but sadly, the blood never dries. Dig deeper
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