Staff / TruthdigJan 24, 2017
We offer the links to Truthdig's seven-part series in which an honors student describes how he ended up in prison and the profound changes he experienced during his three decades behind bars. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 11, 2017
The author was recently released from prison after spending 30 years behind bars. In this seven-part series exclusive to Truthdig, he recounts his experience, starting with his early years. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Laura Robinson / TruthdigOct 5, 2016
In 1994, Alex Cywink learned that his younger sister’s body had been found in a park. Today, he and his siblings work not only on behalf of their sister, but for the more than 1,000 other indigenous women who are missing or have been murdered in Canada’s recent history. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigDec 24, 2015
Killing in the name of God is not a new thing in history -- and nothing does more to discredit faith.Killing in the name of God is not a new thing in history—and nothing does more to discredit faith. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 2, 2015
Ten people died and seven were wounded this week in a mass shooting at a community college in Roseburg, Ore. Such shootings are more than another tragic expression of unchecked violence in the United States; they are symptomatic of a society engulfed in fear, militarism, a survival-of-the-fittest ethos and a growing disdain for human life. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 29, 2015
The 14-year-old boy who was murdered by two white men in rural Mississippi 60 years ago has become more than a symbol of the horrors of racism in America, more than a catalyst for the civil rights movement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 12, 2015
Special prosecutor Alberto Nisman's startling death last month left Argentina in turmoil. Sadly, that's not unusual. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 30, 2014
Two people were killed Saturday amid an outpouring of public grief as police and protesters clashed after the overturning of a life sentence against former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak in the deaths of hundreds who called for his removal during the Arab Spring of 2011. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 18, 2014
The Institute for Economics and Peace in the U.K. has released a report on terrorism in 2013, which it maintains was substantially up. Conceptually, I have to critique the study. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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