Why This Bernie Sanders Fan Is Voting for Hillary Clinton

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Nov 6, 2016 While the Democratic presidential nominee may not be an ideal candidate—and the bar has been set low—Americans cannot afford to visit on the nation the damage Donald Trump would no doubt cause as president. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Making Sense of Orlando

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 17, 2016 Although mainstream media outlets and presidential candidates rushed to make sure their interpretation of the Pulse Orlando massacre prevailed, the story and significance of the tragedy are more complex and deserve careful consideration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mothers of Gunned-Down Children Demand Common-Sense Firearms Laws

By Pamela Alma Weymouth / SocialEarth Jun 13, 2016 Last week thousands of mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters and others marched in 200 rallies and 47 states across the country to protest our nation’s lack of common-sense gun laws. Here are the words of a few of them. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Another Kind of Warrior—Bernie Sanders—Fires Up the Golden State Faithful

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Jun 1, 2016 The Democratic presidential candidate spoke in Oakland, Calif., while the NBA Warriors began their playoff game nearby. Like Sanders, the loyal crowd of 20,000 appeared unwilling to back down in the face of rival Hillary Clinton’s assertion that she is the party’s de facto nominee. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Those Radical Aussies, and How They Tackled Gun Violence

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Dec 15, 2015 What worked so well for Australia—firearm confiscation—unfortunately seems out of reach for the US Even so, there are common-sense approaches in some foreign countries that could work here Pictured right, California Lt Gov Gavin Newsom, who is proposing a 2016 ballot initiative to strengthen the state's gun laws Pictured above, California Lt. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Your Guns or My Kids?

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Sep 11, 2015 Whose rights are more important—those of people who seek to bear arms at any cost or those of people who want their children to live without fearing for their safety? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

An Open Letter to Donald Trump

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Jul 21, 2015 The Mexicans described by the GOP presidential candidate bear no resemblance to the many this social worker has known. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Big Oil Soon to Be Extinct

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Jun 6, 2015 Fossil fuels are on their way out as a new generation embraces renewable energy and such ideas as ride-sharing, biking and a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gratitude in a Warring World

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Nov 27, 2014 As my children’s seventh Thanksgiving rolls around, I want to teach my boys that the holiday is about more than football and stomachaches. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Telephone Mamas: The Forgotten Dreamers

Pamela Alma Weymouth / Truthdig Jul 29, 2014 Our playgrounds are populated with mothers like these, women who send trinkets and duct-taped packages back to their babies in faraway countries. They call them babies, even if they are not babies anymore, because it’s a habit. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Beyond Sex and Soccer: Why Brazilians Are Pissed About the World Cup

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The World Cup opens with a bang, how thinking mothers should deal with gun play, and we interview the directors of two new documentaries -- one on the late, great Gore Vidal, the other on prison escape artist and possible criminal justice victim Mark DeFriest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boys and Gun Love: A Thinking Mother’s Dilemma

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2014 My sons know how I feel about gunplay, yet the more I forbid it, the more their curiosity draws them toward these forbidden objects -- the toy version of the lethal instruments at the center of our national debate.My sons know how I feel about gunplay, yet the more I forbid it, the more their curiosity draws them toward these forbidden objects—the toy version of the lethal instruments at the center of our national debate. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )