Staff / TruthdigApr 27, 2012
For proving that love for others, regardless of creed, gender or skin color, is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out in an Oslo square on Thursday against the violent dogma of mass killer Anders Breivik. They are our Truthdiggers of the Week.For proving that love for others is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out against violence and dogma as our Truthdiggers of the Week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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By Chip Ward, TomDispatchMar 28, 2012
There were plenty of signs we took a wrong turn but we kept on going. Dumb, stubborn, blind: Who knows why we couldn’t stop? Greed maybe -- powerful corporations we couldn’t overcome. It won’t matter much to you who is to blame. You’ll be too busy coping in the diminished world we bequeath you. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigFeb 20, 2012
Love, the defining and most glorious element in human life, reminds us of why we have been created for our brief sojourns on the planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigFeb 17, 2012
Charting the demise of racism by the rising number of interracial marriages is probably not the most reliable indicator that it’s ending. Wouldn’t the elimination of disparities in income, employment, health care, education, crime, punishment and family structure be more accurate indicators?Charting the demise of racism by the rising number of interracial marriages is probably not the most reliable indicator that it’s ending. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 17, 2010
Opponents of gay marriage say they want to protect the sanctity of the institution, but what if marriage were limited to people who love each other? The Onion has this satirical take on the marriage brouhaha. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 12, 2009
Pornography does not promote sex It promotes masturbation It promotes the solitary auto-arousal that precludes intimacy and love Pornography is about getting yourself off at someone else's expensePornography is an assault on intimacy and love. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 15, 2007
From AlterNet: "Former Marine Sgt. Ty Ziegel, wounded in Iraq in December 2004 by a suicide car bomber, stands with his high school sweetheart, Renee Kline, at a photo studio on the morning of their wedding day, October 7, 2006." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 14, 2006
London zookeepers are hoping that CK's Obsession fragrance will induce two endangered Sumatran felines to get it on.Obsession: trusted by tomcats to make kitties purr. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 6, 2006
"What for me is love, unfortunately, is punishable by death," says a remarkably brave Iraqi medical student, speaking on the record and using his real name. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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