Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigApr 5, 2014
Associated Press photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus was shot to death by an Afghan policeman Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Tom Engelhardt and Chris Appy, TomDispatchMar 31, 2014
Jonathan Schell was in the early days of this century perhaps the only person who imagined that, in our future, lay an Arab Spring, an Occupy Movement and whatever-is-still-to-come. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigFeb 12, 2014
She had many lives, but before becoming the most famous and photographed American, child actor phenom Shirley Temple was locked in a box and forced to sit on a block of ice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 29, 2014
Amy Goodman and the team from Democracy Now have put together a wonderful tribute to the late Pete Seeger, who died Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 28, 2014
Pete Seeger wasn't one of those legendary performers who made the world a better place with music. He was the original. He was inimitable and unique and indomitable in his mission to bring light to the dark places. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigDec 24, 2013
Mikhail Kalashnikov is dead 64 years after creating the AK-47, a gun so simple, cheap and effective, it continues to be the weapon of choice for the world's killers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 16, 2013
The actor's 1962 portrayal of an English ally of embattled Arabs is a high water mark of cinema. Long after overcoming stomach cancer in the 1970s, O'Toole died in a London hospital following an illness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigDec 7, 2013
His smile was like sunshine, but Nelson Mandela was made of steel It was his strength of character, repeatedly tested throughout his long and impossibly full life, that made him one of the towering political figures of our time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 17, 2013
Doris Lessing, an influential and prolific writer who made her mark in more than 50 novels, as well as short stories, essays and poems, died Sunday in London at age 94. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigOct 30, 2013
Doug Ireland was not only a left-wing critic of sexual and political conformism among sectors of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movements, but he was also one of the notable public intellectuals of the civil libertarian left.Doug Ireland was not only a left-wing critic of sexual and political conformism, but he was also one of the notable public intellectuals of the civil libertarian left. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 28, 2013
His music was at once simple, loud, beautiful, difficult and always pushing the culture faster than it was ready to move. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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