Eric Ortiz / TruthdigSep 25, 2017
The days of keeping politics out of sports are history. Now is the time for sports figures to use their platforms to lead a global peace movement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 25, 2017
With a speech at Westminster College, the Vermont senator took a positive step forward "in the effort to challenge the corporate, militarist influences behind U.S. foreign policy." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 3, 2017
With the United States out of the agreement, the administration now cannot undermine global climate talks as part of the Trump effort to promote fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Tad Daley / AlterNetMar 15, 2017
In recent speeches, President Trump accurately described the sovereign state system of today. But might we one day see a "United Earth"? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 12, 2017
After receiving a 30-year minimum life sentence for murder and an additional seven years for armed robbery, the author learned to use his energy in a positive way while serving time in New Jersey penitentiaries. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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From the dark days of Vietnam to the endless wars of today, the Jesuit priest-poet remained faithful to his mission: protecting the vulnerable, championing resistance and always, always working toward peace. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanDec 31, 2015
As the clock counts down to the new year, another clock will continue ticking, counting the days, hours, minutes and seconds since May 23, 2013, the day President Barack Obama promised to free all those prisoners at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay who have been cleared for release. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 5, 2015
Corporations should not be a part of climate negotiations at the upcoming United Nations talks in Paris. They are part of the problem, not the solution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 21, 2015
Providence Mount Saint Vincent retirement home in Seattle brings together the very young and the very old in an effort to stave off loneliness and help children grow into healthy, caring people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexis Camins / TruthdigAug 7, 2015
A new book on confronting mortality by Dr. Irvin Yalom illustrates that, when in the midst of another human being's darkness, we should worry less about shining a light, and instead simply hold the person's hand and stay in the darkness with him or her. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 22, 2015
"Humanity does not progress by jumping into space and leaving the cares of Earth behind," writes Nigerian author Chibundu Onuzo. "We move forward by creating a more equitable and compassionate planet for now and generations unborn." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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