Pacifying Dr. King

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 20, 2008 The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has rejected a statue intended to stand at the memorial of Martin Luther King. The members expected a more passive depiction. Clearly the commission has some brushing up to do on American history. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Believers See Pope John Paul II’s Image in Bonfire

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2007 At a gathering in southern Poland to mark the second anniversary of Pope John Paul II's death on April 2, 2005, one Gregorz Lukasik took pictures of the commemorative bonfire lit at the memorial and found a striking image when he saw the photos after the event. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Obituary for the Free Press

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 A leading Los Angeles religious figure blasts media irresponsibility at a memorial service for one of the Los Angeles Times' top editors, Anthony Day. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Auschwitz From Another Angle

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2007 A newly released series of photos taken at Auschwitz and sent last year to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum shows Nazi officers and female SS members in a bafflingly banal (cf. Hannah Arendt) array of activities: singing, relaxing, laughing on group getaways, and even lighting Christmas trees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Services Mark Sixth Anniversary of 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2007 Mourners, visitors and public figures converged in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania to observe the anniversary of Sept. 11 at or near the sites where the terrorist attacks took place six years ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Memorial for Civilian Casualties

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War Memorial

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 12, 2007 Dig deeper

Iraq Veterans Memorial

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2007 Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed," "Iraq for Sale") and his team have worked tirelessly to collect these memories of fallen Iraq veterans from friends, family and colleagues. For more information, click here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Podcast: Robert Greenwald on Fox News and More

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2007 Documentarian Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed," "Iraq for Sale") joins regular panelists James Harris and Joshua Scheer to talk about Fox News' latest shenanigans, his effort to create an online Iraq war memorial and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s War Memorial

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McCain’s Iraq Strategy

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Nov 26, 2006 Dig deeper

Norman Solomon: Media Memorial Day, 2006

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 27, 2006 "We remember that many Americans have lost their limbs or their lives in on-the-job accidents that might have been prevented if overall media coverage had been anywhere near as transfixed with job safety as with, say, marital splits among Hollywood celebrities." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )