122 Nations Sign Historic Nuclear Weapons Ban — but Not U.S. or Russia

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jul 7, 2017 The U.N. treaty was signed after weeks of negotiations that were not attended by any of the nine nuclear-armed states, which include America, Russia and North Korea. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky Assesses Trump’s First 75 Days: ‘One Crazy Thing After Another’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2017 The acclaimed author and political commentator talks about Russia, nuclear disarmament, Trump's Cabinet and ways the administration is turning America "into a laughingstock." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Envoy Nikki Haley’s Tough Stance on International Relations: ‘There’s a New Sheriff in Town’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2017 The US ambassador to the United Nations speaks openly about her disapproval of the UN General Assembly's nuclear disarmament talks and her disdain for the U Human Rights Council. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Leonard Beerman: Activist, Pacifist, Rebel and Rabbi

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Dec 28, 2014 In a remembrance published earlier this week, the Rev. Madison Shockley recalled Rabbi Leonard Beerman, who will be buried today, as a great light for justice and peace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jonathan Schell

BLANK Apr 5, 2014 Readings of over half a dozen commemorations of Schell and a handful of his works in the days after his death suggest that a firm orientation toward basic moral concerns was one of the gifts he gave to readers caught in a society losing faith in its own decency.A firm orientation toward basic moral concerns was one of the gifts Jonathan Schell gave to readers caught in a society losing faith in its own decency. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

North Korea Intends to Bring Nuclear Complex Back Online

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 2, 2013 The country on Tuesday announced plans to restart its main atomic complex in order to ease electricity problems and strengthen its ability to develop nuclear weapons. The news will no doubt increase tensions in the region. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iran Brands the U.S. an ‘Atomic Criminal’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2010 In the midst of an American-led push for nuclear disarmament, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has labeled the United States an "atomic criminal," the U.S. being the only country to have used nuclear weapons in warfare. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, meanwhile, called for an independent body to oversee nuclear disarmament. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Earning His Nobel Prize

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 7, 2010 At last, a believable sighting of that peace president many of us thought we had elected. Give Barack Obama credit, big time, for the startling progress he has made in tempering the threat of nuclear annihilation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama and Medvedev Set New Tone for U.S.-Russian Relations

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2009 Sure, some of the show of good will between President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, was glad-handing for the cameras, and that whole missile-shield issue was swept under the rug for the time being, but some actual progress was made during their summit in Moscow on Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Downplays Progress in Korea

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 19, 2007 For the first time in a long time, encouraging news is emerging from North Korea. Yet the Bush administration so far has drawn little attention to this happy achievement by its own diplomats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )