Widow of Orlando Nightclub Gunman Acquitted

TAMARA LUSH / The Associated Press Mar 30, 2018 The acquittal of Noor Salman, who was accused of helping plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward, is a rare defeat for the government in a terrorism case. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Remembering the 49 People Who Died in Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub Attack

By Katie Mettler / The Washington Post Jun 12, 2017 It's been a year since the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history scarred countless lives and shook the city's gay community to its core. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pride and Defiance: LGBTQ Marchers Make a Showing at the White House

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2017 Though celebration was in the air at Saturday's Capital Pride Parade in Washington, D.C., the crowd also brought other sentiments and goals to this year's event. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Gradient of Perspective: Exploring Injustice Through Art

By Sam Rodriguez / SV De-Bug Mar 15, 2017 Artists explore unconscious bias and its consequences in a group exhibit in Cupertino, Calif. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Poem Close to the Bone for Many in 2016

By Nora Krug Jan 14, 2017 "I can tell something bad is happening in the world when my poem is surging,” says "Good Bones" author Maggie Smith. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Best of Truthdig’s Live Blogs 2016: First Drafts of History Bring Shock, Sadness and Hope

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2016 Republican and Democratic conventions. Primary and presidential nominee debates. The Pulse club mass shooting. The #NoDAPL fight. Some of the stories we covered in real time this year were long-scheduled. Other news was unforeseen, unfolding—some even ongoing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Pow, Pow, Yous Are Dead!’

By Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Aug 1, 2016 I hid my face in my hands. It wasn’t just that my toddler son was playing guns but that he was using a Pride flag as his weapon at a vigil to mourn those killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Our Skewed Politics on Gun Ownership Are a Deadly Joke

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jun 30, 2016 The National Rifle Association and lawmakers who pander to it bear much of the blame for our ridiculous gun laws, but it’s up to ordinary Americans to fix the problem. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Rep. John Lewis, Hero of the Capitol Sit-In for Gun Control

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2016 The civil rights leader inspired an unprecedented protest with fellow Democrats against legislative indifference to America’s long and tragic epidemic of gun violence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American Battlefields

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A House Divided on Gun Control Cannot Vacation

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 24, 2016 "Give us a vote. Let us vote. We came here to do our jobs. We came here to work. The American people are demanding action." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert to Senate: Gun Lobby’s ‘Got Your Balls in Their Hands’ (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jun 22, 2016 The host of "The Late Show" hits the target—and certain members of Congress—where it counts in this timely gun control takedown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )