Could Chimps’ Food Help Us Cure Human Diseases?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2017 Scientists are looking in odd places to treat illnesses such as cancer; a new book says the upper middle class is contributing to inequality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russia-China Relationship Is Growing Closer, and That Could Hurt U.S. National Security

Staff / Truthdig Jul 5, 2017 Global power is being shifted by Sino-Russian rapprochement, a development largely caused by American actions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

G-20 Meeting of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin: Give Detente a Chance

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jul 4, 2017 At a time of increasing tensions, what’s at stake in the dynamics between the nuclear superpowers' presidents is no less than the fate of the planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig Apr 29, 2017 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Is This the ‘Worst Moment in American-Russian Relations’ Since the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2017 Stephen Cohen (pictured, left), professor emeritus of Russian studies and politics and contributing editor at The Nation, analyzes the relationship between the U.S. and Russia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Calls U.S. Attack on Syria Illegal

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 8, 2017 President Vladimir Putin accuses the Trump administration of "aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On the Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko

By Katrina vanden Heuvel Apr 7, 2017 The “poetician, not politician” always seemed conscious of the Russian adage that a great writer is more than a writer—he is a second government (Yevtushenko is pictured here with Katrina vanden Heuvel) The “poetician, not politician” always seemed conscious of the Russian adage that a great writer is more than a writer—he is a second government). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Inside Chernobyl: A Legacy of Ruin

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 26, 2016 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the first American journalist to enter the surviving power plant in the former Soviet Union On the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster, he recounts his experience in a Los Angeles Times column first published on April 9, 1987 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the first American journalist to enter the surviving power plant in the former Soviet Union. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Teenage Girl Admits to Fabricating Migrant Rape Claim That Outraged Germany

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 1, 2016 A 13-year-old Russian-German girl has admitted to making up a story about being kidnapped and raped by Middle Eastern or North African migrants in a case that outraged Germans and caused far-right protests in Russia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S.-Russia Diplomatic Rift Narrows as Presidents Talk Cooperation on Syria

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 18, 2015 President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin appear ready to cooperate militarily as the bitter rift over Ukraine gives way to a common interest in combating Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Moscow and Kiev in ‘Positive Mood’ After Talks in Paris on Ending Ukraine Conflict

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 4, 2015 Russian and Ukrainian officials expressed cautious optimism following discussions in which Russia pushed for Ukraine to take back legal control of eastern territories. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Administration Denies Snowden Petition

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jul 29, 2015 A petition titled "We The People," which sought the pardon of Edward Snowden and garnered 168,000 signatures, has been denied by the Obama administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )