The Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: 5 Possible Outcomes

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 11, 2015 If onetime University of Texas aspirant Abigail Fisher prevails on all of her claims, the last tepid vestiges of race-conscious affirmative action will end at public colleges and universities throughout the land. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The Filmmaking Team and Subjects of ‘The Hunting Ground’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 The documentary shines a light on the prevalence of rape and other sexual assaults on campuses across the nation, and puts faces and voices to the pain-filled stories we hear so frequently. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The Bard Prison Initiative Debate Team and Its Supporters

BLANK Oct 11, 2015 Since federal funding for prison education programs was eliminated in 1995, Eastern New York Correctional Facility has had one of the few U.S. programs granting college degrees to prisoners. Recently, it produced an underdog story that made headlines. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Harvard’s Prestigious Debate Team Loses to New York Inmates

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 7, 2015 Prisoners on the debate team of New York's maximum security Eastern Correctional Facility beat the Ivy Leaguers just months after Harvard took a national title. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Eulogy for a Friend

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 24, 2015 The Rev Terry Burke stood with the suffering, ministering to them over three decades and going to jail for his protests on behalf of fired workers and against the corporations that are destroying the ecosystem Terry Burke (above) stood with the suffering, ministering to them over three decades and going to jail for his protests on behalf of fired workers and against the corporations that are destroying the ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

My Teacher

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 20, 2015 The Rev. Coleman Brown, who had the most profound impact of all my teachers on my education, died in December. He taught me how to think. And in being taught how to think, I was taught how to be free. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Tragedy in Paris

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 10, 2015 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the tragic events in Paris that killed 17 journalists, civilians and police officers. Also, oil prices fall, and Scheer notes a false logic in approving the Keystone pipeline, and Harvard professors revolt against their new health insurance plan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Could the Anonymous Street Artist Banksy Be a Woman?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2014 A writer argues that the famous politically conscious graffiti artist is "probably" a woman; Harvard University secretly photographed about 2,000 students for a study; meanwhile, journalist Harvey Wasserman warns that "the GOP/corporate coup d'etat is nearly complete." These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Notion of the Self-Taught, Self-Made Billionaire Is a Lie

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Oct 29, 2014 A look at the educational background of the 1 percent reveals that the "rags to riches" narrative we're fed is a fallacy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Taxpayers Unknowingly Fund Elite Private Universities as Public School Subsidies Shrink

Robert Reich / Truthdig Oct 14, 2014 What justifies so much government spending per student in private elite universities relative to public ones? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ordained to Write

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 13, 2014 Three decades ago Chris Hedges sought to become a minister and report the war in El Salvador A church committee refused to see his work as a journalist as a valid call to the ministry On Oct 5 his ordination -- marked by addresses from James Cone (above) and Cornel West -- finally took place Three decades ago Chris Hedges sought to become a minister and report the war in El Salvador A church committee refused to see his work as a valid call to the ministry 5 his ordination finally took place (Above, ordination speaker James Cone). Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Harvard Business School’s Role in Widening Inequality

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 13, 2014 No institution is more responsible for educating the CEOs of American corporations than Harvard Business School. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )