No American Should Stand for the Way We Wage War

Allegra Harpootlian / TomDispatch Oct 29, 2019 There’s a lot about our wars that we don’t know, but what we do know is enough to make a person cry. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Is It Time for an ‘American Spring’?

Rebecca Gordon / May 5, 2019 From Algeria to Morocco, there's been a new set of popular uprisings in northern Africa, protesting autocrats—of which the U.S. has its own. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

EU Sets Crisis Summit on Migration

LORNE COOK and NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Jun 23, 2018 European Union leaders will try to find common ground for tackling a growing political drama that is threatening to undermine the entire alliance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

It’s Bombs Away for the USA in Libya

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2016 The United States has returned to aerial bombing in Libya on Islamic State sites, a mission that's almost guaranteed to spread more misery across North Africa. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Majorities of Muslim Arabs in North Africa Want Separation of Religion and State

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 11, 2016 You know those silly anti-Sharia laws passed by evangelicals in U.S. state legislatures? They might as well not bother. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Climate Change Make the Middle East Uninhabitable and Trigger a Mass Exodus?

Juan Cole / Truthdig May 9, 2016 Researchers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute and their scientific partners have found that even with just a 3.6-degree average rise in global temperatures, parts of the Middle East could become too hot to live in. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What About the 11 Million Empty Homes Littered Across Europe?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2015 Some Europeans are protesting that they have no room for refugees in their countries. However, just over a year ago, The Guardian exposed a shocking truth about the continent that pokes a gaping hole in these kind of declarations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Drought and Climate Change Cause Middle Eastern States to Collapse in 2014?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 29, 2014 The Middle East, from North Africa to Afghanistan, has seen an unusual number of governments collapse in recent years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rapists Can No Longer Marry Their Victims to Avoid Prosecution in Morocco

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2014 The North African country has repealed a controversial law at long last. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where Does Depression Hurt? A Map of World Clinical Diagnoses

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2013 The second leading cause of disability, clinical depression is a widespread disorder. A new study shows the rates at which each country suffers depression and speculates as to the reasons why, for example, Afghanistan has the most incidences of depression while Japan has the fewest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Military Strikes Where It Wants, When It Wants

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 7, 2013 Separate raids over the weekend in Libya and Somalia call into question the meaning of sovereignty as the U.S. pursues suspected terrorists irrespective of borders. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jihadism in North Africa Gets U.S. Attention

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2013 Is the Sahara the newest great threat to the United States -- "a terrorist training ground," hotbed of extremism, the new Afghanistan -- in the Great War against Islamic terrorism that still preoccupies the American political class and the foreign affairs community? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )