Blase BonpaneJan 29, 2018
The editor and publisher of Consortiumnews.com, who died Saturday at age 68, had an unwavering commitment to independent journalism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatchJun 30, 2017
There are so many wars and war rumors involving America these days that it's starting to feel a little unreal, even for the most devoted of news watchers. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 20, 2016
Michael Manley of Jamaica and others pushed decades ago for progressive change to end the systems of subjugation in their countries. But that will remain tough to achieve until it is accomplished in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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By John PattersonOct 30, 2015
David Gordon Green's star-studded film is a middling comedy about the humdrum conflicts between American meddlers in Bolivia's 2002 election Meanwhile, the Bolivians in it are as invisible as most of the slaves in "Gone With the Wind"David Gordon Green's star-studded film is a middling comedy about the internecine conflicts between American meddlers in Bolivia's 2002 election". Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Reese Erlich / TruthdigFeb 7, 2015
The government says the transoceanic canal will be good for the economy, but foes warn of pollution and displacement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 28, 2014
Scandinavian countries still have the smallest gender gaps, according to the World Economic Forum's annual gender survey, but this year they're joined at the top of the list by a few nations you may not expect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigOct 27, 2014
The mass media set the parameters of acceptable debate. Cross those parameters, as the investigative journalist Gary Webb did, and you are turned into a pariah. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJul 24, 2014
If the international community will not halt Israel's Gaza attack and war crimes then it must concede to the Palestinians the right to self-defense under the U.N. Charter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2013
While other parts of the world were witnessing the growth of feminist movements, many South American countries were fighting dictatorships. For this reason, and thanks to the governments’ strong ties with the Catholic Church, many women are still denied the right to an abortion in Latin America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive LawSep 20, 2012
A wheelchair innovator says the charity model does more harm than good for the 55 million paraplegics in the developing world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigAug 20, 2012
There are now many thousands of clandestine operatives, nearly all of them armed and equipped with a license to kidnap, torture and kill, working overseas or domestically with little or no oversight and virtually no transparency. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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