Celebrated Statesman, Artist Killed in Kenya Attack (Audio)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 23, 2013 Professor Kofi Awoonor, former chairman of Kenya's Council of State and a poet of African decolonization, was among those killed in the attack on the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Crime of Alleviating Poverty: A Local Community Currency Battles the Central Bank of Kenya

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Jun 28, 2013 Former Peace Corps volunteer Will Ruddick and several residents of the Bangladesh slum in Kenya face a potential seven years in prison after developing a cost-effective way to alleviate poverty in Africa’s poorest areas: a complementary currency issued and backed by the local community. The solution has brought charges of forgery from the country's central bank. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

U.K. to Offer Reparations to Victims of Colonial Torture

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 6, 2013 The British government, after decades of escaping responsibility for its brutality in Kenya during the Mau Mau rebellion, will reverse course and offer compensation to victims, the BBC reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Another Planet

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Nov 3, 2012 Dig deeper

GOP Attacks Biden

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Aug 19, 2012 Dig deeper

Depression May Have Led Runner to Disaster

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2011 A newly released police report says that the Kenyan long-distance runner who lost both of his feet after spending three days in the Alaskan wilderness may have taken off to literally run away from his problems. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suleiman’s Travels

Susan Zakin / Truthdig Sep 28, 2011 A flight attendant’s voice had come over the loudspeaker, asking my husband and another guy with a common Muslim name to get off the Delta flight scheduled to depart from JFK It is the 10th anniversary of 9/11A voice had come over the loudspeaker asking my husband to get off the Delta flight scheduled to depart from JFK. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

SEALs, Grandma Obama Getting ‘Pumped Up’ Security

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2011 Defense Secretary Robert Gates says, "We are looking at what measures can be taken to pump up the security" of the mysterious Navy SEAL team that shot Osama bin Laden, after said SEALs expressed concerns. Over in Kenya, the government says it will inspect all visitors to the Obama compound. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama’s ‘Singular’ Mother

By Ann Gerhart May 12, 2011 The key to understanding the disciplined and often impassive 44th president is his mother, as Janny Scott, a reporter for The New York Times, decisively demonstrates in her new biography, "A Singular Woman."The key to understanding the disciplined and often impassive 44th president is his mother. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Reveals Own Birth Certificate

Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, Politicalcartoons.com Apr 29, 2011 Dig deeper

Valentine’s Day Roses Are Bad for Kenya

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2011 Valentine's Day naysayers now have another reason to disdain the day: It's depleting Kenya's water supply. Specifically, the cultivation of roses in the African nation for holiday sales in Europe is taking a toll on the local ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Latest Compromise, Obama Agrees He Is a Muslim

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Dec 13, 2010 In his latest effort to find common ground with Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama said today that he was willing to agree that he is a Muslim. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )