Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 11, 2015
Corporatist GOP candidate Donald Trump and vintage alterna-band R.E.M. both rose to prominence in the 1980s. The similarities between the two begin and end there. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 9, 2015
Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis' release from jail was turned into a circus by Mike Huckabee, seeking a way to kick-start his presidential campaign. But would Huckabee be defending her if she was denying licenses to interracial couples who want to marry? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 8, 2015
The same Kentucky federal judge who sent Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis to jail last week because of her refusal to let her office issue same-sex marriage licenses ordered her release Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 4, 2015
James Yates and William Smith Jr. were Rowan County's first same-sex couple to be granted a license to wed since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized such marriages. It was the sixth time they had tried to obtain a marriage license, finally succeeding the day after County Clerk Kim Davis was sent to jail for refusing to issue the licenses. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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