#MillionMaskMarch: The New Face of Protest?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 6, 2014 Anti-capitalism protesters in hundreds of cities around the world took to the streets Wednesday for the Million Mask March. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Against Tyranny of Markets

Tom Janssen, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands Nov 27, 2013 Dig deeper

Chinese Scratch Heads After ‘V for Vendetta’ Airs

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 China’s state television network broadcast the anti-authoritarian movie that has become a symbol in the West of anarchic uprising against oppressive or totalitarian governments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protesters Arrested Outside NYC Courthouse on Bank Transfer Day

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2011 At least 20 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested Saturday as police used nets to clear a sidewalk in front of a state courthouse in Lower Manhattan to make way for nonexistent pedestrians. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

From ‘V’ to OWS: One Mask’s Story

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2011 Occupy Wall Street protesters have worn it, as have Anonymous hactivists, chief WikiLeaker Julian Assange and that guy who shared the screen with a shorn Natalie Portman in "V for Vendetta" (that would be Hugo Weaving, who also appears in another cult conspiracy movie, "The Matrix") But where did the dapper and sinister (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Commemorating ‘Counterterrorism Day’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2007 Has the meaning of Guy Fawkes Day changed, for this particular moment, in England? A holiday that traditionally had more to do with celebrating the squelching of a plot to blast England's government to smithereens may take on a different significance these days, according to Harper's columnist Scott Harper. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )