CUNEYT DIL / The Associated PressFeb 16, 2020
Lawmakers are poised to acknowledge the state's role in aiding the U.S. policy of World War II camps and condemn anti-Japanese actions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eden Collinsworth / TruthdigAug 16, 2017
In "Behaving Badly: The New Morality in Politics, Sex and Business," the author unravels how we make moral choices in our ethically flexible age. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigOct 11, 2016
Muslims were a polarizing subject in the United States long before the 2016 presidential race. In this 1963 interview, the civil rights leader discussed the nature of Islam and power of propaganda. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 13, 2016
Nonracism is a “moral stance, an entire code for living your life and dealing with all the injustice in the world by not doing a damn thing,” says author Marlon James. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Shatha Almutawa / OtherWordsDec 17, 2015
Artists are coming together to commemorate victims of violence and create bridges between America and the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 10, 2015
Tim Wolfe’s statement of resignation included a remarkable testament to the power of smart, direct-action protest. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 5, 2014
Here are good mustaches and beards and bad mustaches and beards as imagined in American popular culture and war propaganda, as a way of contextualizing today’s hero-worship of the backwoods conservatives of "Duck Dynasty" and villainization of the backwoods conservatives of the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mr. Fish / TruthdigSep 9, 2012
Being gay was an expression of nonconformity that had less to do with an urge to proclaim my affection for one type of sex over another than a desire to lodge a formal protest against convention. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 14, 2010
President Obama has come out strongly in defense of controversial plans to erect a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City. Muslims, the president said, have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 4, 2010
A secretly made tape has brought the right-leaning Tory party of the U.K. into a row over gay rights, as the shadow home secretary, Chris Grayling, was caught saying that he believed that bed-and-breakfast owners should "have the right" to reject homosexual couples from lodging. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 3, 2009
Not only are the Freemasons a bit weird, some are also a bit racist. The admittance of Victor Marshall, a 26-year-old African American, to a chapter in Atlanta last year caused many Georgian Freemasons to seek to revoke the charter of Marshall's chapter, sparking a legal battle over equality in this new "post-racial" world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 11, 2009
Not only would a proposed Nigerian law mean prison for gay people who live together, but also anyone who "aids and abets" them. A giant step beyond outlawing gay sex, the law would give police the power to arrest suspected cohabiting gays as well as human rights workers who deal with gay rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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