Hurricanes Wreak Greater Havoc as Temperatures Soar

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Oct 11, 2019 Devastation caused by the most powerful hurricanes has increased up to twentyfold, according to a newly identified pattern in natural disasters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Penn State Keeps Doing the Wrong Thing

Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 12, 2016 The university plans to honor the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno’s first game as head football coach. Have those taking this let-bygones-be-bygones attitude forgotten about the sex-abuse scandal that happened on his watch? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Old Rape Case Clouds Director Nate Parker’s New ‘Birth of a Nation’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2016 As the publicity machine gears up for the release of the bold reimagining of the 1915 classic, a case involving Parker, who also stars, and co-writer Jean Celestin from their college days has been getting attention. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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A Geography of Dissent In Time

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 26, 2013 A Penn State doctoral candidate made a time-lapse visualization of what appears to be every recorded protest on the planet since 1979 that shows a flood of resistance sweeping the planet beginning with the anti-globalization movement of the late 1990s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pennsylvania Suing NCAA Over Penn State Sanctions

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 3, 2013 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is filing a lawsuit against the NCAA on behalf of his state, claiming that the governing body of college athletics overstepped its bounds when it issued harsh penalties against Penn State University for its handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Americans Don’t Get About Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Ed Girardet has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years and he predicts things will fall apart. Also: new infections of HIV among young, gay black men up by 48 percent; one of the architects of financial deregulation wants a do-over; and sportswriter Mark Heisler goes out on a limb looking for answers. Dig deeper

What Americans Don’t Get About Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Ed Girardet has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years and he predicts things will fall apart Also: new infections of HIV among young, gay black men up by 48 percent; one of the architects of financial deregulation wants a do-over; and sportswriter Mark Heisler goes out on a limb looking for answerscom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Ed Girardet has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years; new infections of HIV among young, gay black men up by 48 percent; a financial deregulation do-over, and Penn State. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Santorum Defends Penn State, Paterno

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 28, 2012 Many and more have condemned Penn State and Joe Paterno over their handling of allegations involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, but not "family values guy" Rick Santorum. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Penn State Penalized for Sandusky Scandal

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 23, 2012 The NCAA, college football's governing body, hit Penn State with unprecedented penalties on Monday for not taking action after discovering that former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was molesting young boys. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Penn State, JPMorgan Chase, and the War on Youth

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Jul 14, 2012 When asked if criminal charges should be brought against a number of people in the Penn State scandal, including former university President Graham Spanier, lead investigator Louis J. Freeh said that decision wasn't up to him, confirming that justice in America works primarily for the rich and powerful and against the poor, marginalized and young. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )