Until We Are Free

By Nazila Fathi Mar 25, 2016 Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi is reviled in her native Iran for criticizing the country's discriminatory laws, and is the victim of relentless assaults against her and her family. "I wanted to run out on the balcony and scream," Ebadi writes. "How much could they take away from one person?" Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Secret to Winning the Nobel Peace Prize? Keep the U.S. Military Out

By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch Oct 21, 2015 This year’s Nobel Peace Prize went to Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet “for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011” -- the opposite of what the US did. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Break With Saudi Arabia’s ‘Kingdom of Horrors’

By Stanley Heller Sep 15, 2015 A flood of US defense dollars long has supported Saudi Arabia, a hideous human rights abuser Ending the U-Saudi alliance could bring an enormous peace dividend to Americans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Malala Yousafzai Calls on World Powers to Spend Their Money on ‘Books, Not Bullets’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2015 The 18-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is certainly wise beyond her years, and global leaders would do well to heed her latest piece of advice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Century of Women Working for Peace

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 One hundred years ago, more than 1,000 women gathered here in The Hague during World War I, demanding peace. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

For Nader, Defiance Is a Way of Life

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 13, 2015 Our democracy may be farce, our citizens may be entranced by electronic hallucinations and our ecosystem may be collapsing, but the longtime gadfly, armed with his 50-year-old typewriter, will not give up. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

J. Edgar Hoover’s ‘Suicide Letter’ to Martin Luther King Jr. Is Even Worse Than We Knew

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 13, 2014 Half a century ago, FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover had what he clearly considered to be a big problem in the form of civil rights galvanizer Martin Luther King Jr. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pakistan’s Youth: The Light at the End of the Tunnel

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Oct 23, 2014 The so-called youth bulge in Pakistan has now become visible. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Nobel Peace Prize

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Rather Than Just Honor Nobelist Malala Yousafzai, We Should Listen to Her

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 11, 2014 Honoring someone with the bravery and resiliency and ethical intelligence of a Malala Yousafzai is easy. Taking her more challenging positions seriously and engaging with them is much more difficult. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Malala Yousafzai and Children’s Advocate Win Nobel Peace Prize

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 10, 2014 Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said they'll use the award to try to bring their opposed countries together. And they'll start by inviting their respective prime ministers to the award ceremony. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden Tapped for Nobel Peace Prize—Again

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 Edward Snowden has once again landed on the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize, this time thanks to two Norwegian politicians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )