Immigration Rally Is Largest in L.A. History

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 An estimated crowd of more than 500,000 thronged downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest a tightening of the country's immigration laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Condi Rice Heckled by Antiwar Protester

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 A protester interrupts the secretary of state at a budget hearing: "The blood is on your hands and you cannot wash it away." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Court Sides With Abortion Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 The Supreme Court ruling had nothing to do with the underlying issue of abortion. Rather, the court ruled that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be used to ban demonstrations. (Alito, by the way, sat this one out.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Cartoon Protests Roil the Globe

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2006 The cartoon-fueled hysteria continues unabated: In Libya: 10 die in the bloodiest protests yet In Russia: Authorities shut down a newspaper that printed a tame cartoon of Muhammad, along with other religious figurescom/2006/02/18/nyregion/18protesthtml" title="In Manhattan:">In Manhattan: 1,000 protesters rally in front of the Danish consulatecom/2006/02/19/international/europe/19cartoonhtml?_r=1&oref=slogin" title="In Italy:">In Italy: An official quits after wearing a T-shirt with the controversial Muhammad cartoons Update: 16 Killed in Nigerian cartoon protests, along with five this week in Pakistan Hey, Muslim centrists/moderates, if you want to do something to quell this insane violence, now would be a pretty good time to do so. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thousands Riot in Pakistan Over Cartoons

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2006 At least two people died in the rampage. Also, the Iraqi city of Basra demands the withdrawal of Denmark's military contingent from southern Iraq until an apology for the cartoons is proffered. Will this madness ever end? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sam Harris on the Reality of Islam

Sam Harris / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 "The truth about Islam is as politically incorrect as it is terrifying: Islam is all fringe and no center," writes America's most prominent secularist in a challenging and provocative new essay.UPDATE: Harris responds to a deluge of comments and some criticism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Feeding the Cartoon Furor in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2006 Look past the cartoons, writes Christian Parenti of The Nation. The violence in Afghanistan stems from grievances over four years of occupation by U.S. and NATO troops and ineffectual foreign aid schemes. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Official Iranian Paper to Run Holocaust Cartoons

Staff / Truthdig Feb 7, 2006 The Tehran city council-owned newspaper says it is testing the West's arguments about freedom of expression. | storyMeanwhile, Four Afghans are killed in cartoon-related protests near the U.S. base in Bagram--the first time violence has been directed against America in the controversy. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sympathy for Al Qaeda Surges in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2006 While our missile attack may have killed some top Al Qaeda leaders, it has also led to thousands of protesters chanting, "Long Live Osama bin Laden!" | storyThe really scary thing: Look at how young some of the protesters are. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistanis: “Death to U.S.”

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2006 Thousands take to the streets of Karachi to protest a deadly air attack that killed at least 17. | story The airstrike's target, Al Qaeda's top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, reportedly had been invited to dinner at the raid site but decided not to go. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistan Condemns ‘Zawahiri’ Strike

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2006 A purported CIA airstrike aimed at the top Al Qaeda deputy turns out to be another screw-up; 17 reported dead. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alito, a Youthful Enemy of the Warren Court

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2006 The Washington Post details Alito's long-held antipathy to the segregation-ending court. | moreAlso, check out our extensive paper trail on the nominee. | link Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )