Bad for the Jews: Israeli Annexation of Palestinian West Bank, Scarlett Johansson and BDS

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 1, 2014 The determination of the Likud Party to annex the Palestinian West Bank is damaging the interests of world Jewry. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Zionist Racism From Son Dating Norwegian

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 27, 2014 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is caught in a firestorm of controversy because his son Yair, 23, is dating a Norwegian woman whom he met while she was studying at a university in Israel. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Now They Tell Us: The Universe Is a Hologram?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2013 Physicists have found evidence in simulations that the universe is quite possibly a projection; the latest Edward Snowden leak reveals the NSA uses Google cookies when determining whom to hack; meanwhile, the National Library of Norway is digitizing all of its books and making them free to read online. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Norway’s Billions Could Go Into Renewables

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 14, 2013 Norway is on the brink of instigating a potentially world-changing approach to climate change if it goes ahead with a plan to invest billions of dollars in global renewable energy projects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stay Home and Forget the Rest of the World

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 More and more it seems that "don't go far" is the message the U.S. government is sending Americans. The global travel alert issued Aug. 2 is a perfect example of how the State Department uses fear to keep people “safely” at home, and ignorant. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Norwegian Woman Who Reported Rape ‘Pardoned’ by Dubai Ruler

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2013 A Norwegian woman who was sentenced to prison in Dubai after she reported to police that she had been raped while on a business trip there this spring has been freed. 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 )

Go to Prison in Sane, Humane Norway

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2012 If you’re going to commit a jailable offense, do it in Norway, where officials at the high-security Halden prison believe that providing inmates with a “light and positive” environment will make them better people when they re-enter society. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: 40,000 Brave Norwegians

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2012 For proving that love for others, regardless of creed, gender or skin color, is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out in an Oslo square on Thursday against the violent dogma of mass killer Anders Breivik. They are our Truthdiggers of the Week.For proving that love for others is still a powerful force in human affairs, we honor the 40,000 Norwegians who sang out against violence and dogma as our Truthdiggers of the Week. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

‘The Scream’ to Scare Up $80M at Auction

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 It's one of the most widely recognized images in art, and now one of four versions of Edvard Munch's archetypal image of modern angst is going on the block at Sotheby's New York auction house with an expected selling price of $80 million or more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )