Anti-Putin Politician’s Murder Lays Russian Realities Bare

By Ivo Mijnssen and Philipp Casula Mar 7, 2015 The public assassination of one of Moscow's leading critics, just feet from the walls of the Kremlin, is a blow to the liberal opposition but, paradoxically, also shows that there are still remnants of political pluralism.The killing of one of Moscow's leading critics is a blow to the liberals but, paradoxically, also shows that politics are still being contested behind the facade of mass consensus for the regime. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Do Barack Obama and Angela Merkel Even Know What They Want From Russia?

Ivo Mijnssen / Truthdig Sep 3, 2014 Within the same news conference, President Obama declared economic sanctions against Russia a huge success and said Russia had invaded Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Week in Truthdig

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2014 In lieu of our regularly scheduled radio show, we present a summary of some of this week's most interesting original content, including the goings-on in Gaza and the trouble with Executive Order 12333. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No One, Including Russia, Benefits From MH17 Crash

Ivo Mijnssen / Truthdig Jul 22, 2014 A barrage of mutual accusations and contradictory accounts has followed the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Eastern Ukraine on July 17. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ukraine Between a Rock and Russia

By Ivo Mijnssen and Philipp Casula Mar 6, 2014 Ukraine's neighbors are forcing the country to play a zero-sum game in which it must choose sides without getting much in return. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Putin and Obama’s Cold War

Ivo Mijnssen / Truthdig Sep 12, 2013 U.S.-Russian relations are worse than they have been in decades, a situation not helped by the openly hostile rhetoric of the two countries' presidents. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish and Robert Scheer Debate Obama Ennui

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Russian homophobia, reinventing Los Angeles, racism in Florida, and a cartoonist and editor deal with the great Obama letdowncom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Russian homophobia, reinventing Los Angeles, racism in Florida, and a cartoonist and editor deal with the great Obama letdown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish and Robert Scheer Debate Obama Ennui

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Russian homophobia, reinventing Los Angeles, racism in Florida, and a cartoonist and editor deal with the great Obama letdown. Dig deeper

Why Russia Fears the Gay

Ivo Mijnssen / Truthdig Jun 27, 2013 Although gay Americans have cause for celebration this week, Russia's parliament has unanimously passed a blatantly homophobic law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Putin Let Russia’s Richies Take a Bath

Ivo Mijnssen / Truthdig May 15, 2013 The collapse of the Cypriot banking system reveals much about the complex relationship among ordinary Russians, "offshore oligarchs" and a political system that depends on both. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ambitious Russia Trails U.S. in Arms Sales

Ivo Mijnssen / Truthdig Mar 7, 2013 Russia’s weapons merchants are back in the international limelight and the industry is booming. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Humanitarians Who Came In From the Cold

Ivo Mijnssen / Truthdig Dec 18, 2012 Russia is cracking down further on political dissent by requiring foreign humanitarian workers to register, more or less, as spies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )