ACLU: Black Homeowners Were Preyed Upon by Banks Before the Great Recession

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 24, 2015 Racial wealth inequality has widened due to targeting of black Americans by pre-2008 subprime mortgage lending, a report by the American Civil Liberties Union finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Income Gap Between Races Is Wider Than It’s Been for Decades

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 23, 2014 Wealth inequality between whites and their black and Hispanic counterparts has reached its highest point since the late ’80s and early 2000s in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Over Half of Americans Think CIA Torture Methods Revealed in Senate Report Are Justified

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 18, 2014 How are we ever going to learn from our mistakes when we won't even admit they were errors at all? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Public Worried About ISIL and Putin but Climate Change Is the Real Challenge

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 30, 2014 In a new Pew/ USA Today poll, the American public shows itself alarmed by the rise of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Iraq and Syria as a threat to US security, finding it more threatening even than Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who has risen on the villain scale quite a lot In a new Pew/USA Today poll, the American public shows itself alarmed by the rise of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Iraq and Syria as a threat to U . Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Why Millennials Find Israel’s Actions Harder to Justify Than Other Generations

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 3, 2014 Recent polls show a growing divide between a younger generation that's "over Israel" and their elders who, according to Salon writer David Palumbo-Liu, still view the recent conflict in the context of the Holocaust among other reasons. But can we wait for Generation Y to address the "tremendous humanitarian crisis" taking place in Gaza? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Moral Rights and Wrongs May Depend on Your Geographic Location

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2014 A Pew study reveals that people in disparate parts of the world responded differently to moral issues; an essential vitamin is found in meteorites; meanwhile, scientists have succeeded in cloning adult stem cells. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Who Favors Gay Newlywed Discrimination? Most Republicans, Old People, Southerners, Evangelicals

Juan Cole / Truthdig Mar 1, 2014 A new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute sheds light on the divisions in the U.S. over gay marriage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Are Teens Leaving Facebook in Droves?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2013 The omni-popular social media network is losing esteem among 16- 18-year-olds in the European Union who are trying their best to disassociate themselves from the site. And the reason behind this mass exodus? Parents, of course. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Even More Americans Than Before Blame GOP for Shutdown

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 15, 2013 Things are not looking good for the Republicans, as the Grand Old Party takes more of the blame every week for the shutdown that has crippled the government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As the World Warms, More Americans Put Their Heads in the Sand

BLANK Aug 26, 2013 Even as scientists report a consensus of certainty that human activity fuels global warming, polls show fewer Americans now believe so. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fifty Years After MLK’s ‘Dream,’ a Nation Still Divided

BLANK Aug 23, 2013 A new Pew Research Center study finds a significant gap between white and black Americans in perceptions of racial equality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Recovery for the Piggies, Not You

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 1, 2013 The economic crisis "ended only for the top 7 percent of households that have substantial holdings of stocks and bonds," former Reagan Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Paul Craig Roberts writes. "The other 93% of the American population is still in recession." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )