Blackface, Other Insensitivities Ran Rampant in ’80s Culture

RUSSELL CONTRERAS / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2019 At the time Virginia's future political leaders wore black makeup in college for fun, Dan Aykroyd wore it too—in the comedy "Trading Places." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Bankruptcy of the American Left

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 5, 2018 As long as liberals allow themselves to be divided by identity politics and the culture wars, they will be under the heel of a rapacious corporate capitalism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe

Rayyan Al-Shawaf / Truthdig Feb 2, 2018 A new book examines the phenomenon of migration in Europe: "The twin concerns of empire and labor ... drove the emergence of multicultural societies." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

With Cultural Integration, ‘People Will Always Need to Create Others‘

Eden Collinsworth / Truthdig Aug 16, 2017 In "Behaving Badly: The New Morality in Politics, Sex and Business," the author unravels how we make moral choices in our ethically flexible age. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Angela Merkel: ‘Multiculturalism Leads to Parallel Societies’ and Is a ‘Sham’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 In the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis, the German chancellor is calling some things like they are; the fact that Donald Trump gets so much more media coverage than Bernie Sanders is hurting political discourse; meanwhile, the Internet is actually getting slower. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In Call for Tolerance, Merkel Says Islam ‘Belongs to Germany’

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 14, 2015 “To exclude groups of people because of their faith, this isn’t worthy of the free state in which we live. It isn’t compatible with our essential values. And it's humanly reprehensible. Xenophobia, racism, extremism have no place here," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a recent rally in Berlin. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The ‘Godfather of Multiculturalism’ Is Dead

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 10, 2014 Sociologist and cultural theorist Stuart Hall, a British intellectual who had a huge influence on academic, political and cultural debates over six decades, died Monday at age 82. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Breivik Declared Sane, Given Maximum Sentence

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 25, 2012 Anders Behring Breivik, “the Norwegian far-right extremist” who killed 77 people and wounded hundreds during twin attacks in Norway last summer, was Friday declared to have been sane throughout the course of his rampage. A court sentenced him to at least 21 years in prison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Accused Norwegian Terrorist Has a Pen Pal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2012 Early in the 20th century, Ayn Rand admired serial killer William Hickman from afar. Today, 23-year-old Massachusetts resident Kevin Forts has found his own murderous darling in the figure of accused terrorist Anders Breivik. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Pacific Standard Time’: L.A. Comes Into Its Own

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Nov 22, 2011 Perhaps above all, these exhibitions reveal Southern California to be an authentic rival to New York as a world arts center "Pacific Standard Time" should cause critics and scholars to revise their sectarian outlooks and broaden their geographic horizons. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

There Are More Like Me, Norway Shooter Says

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2011 Anders Breivik, the Norwegian man who killed a combined 76 people in the heart of Oslo and on the island of Utoeya last week, told a judge Monday that "two more cells" belonging to his supposed terrorist organization are at large. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Coming MiscegeNation?

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Feb 14, 2011 Does today’s focus on multiracialism mean that we’re finally seeing the end of racism? Or does it mean that racism has simply gone underground? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )