War on Women, From Political to Literal

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2012 In this edition of Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Ms magazine Executive Editor Kathy Spillar on Todd Akin and friends; Pussy Riot; Syria; keeping native languages alive; and the enduring impact of war on womencom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Ms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War on Women, From Political to Literal

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2012 In this edition of Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Ms. magazine Executive Editor Kathy Spillar on Todd Akin and friends; Pussy Riot; keeping native languages alive; and the enduring impact of war on women. Dig deeper

How Pussy Riot Helps Putin

Ivo Mijnssen / Truthdig Aug 21, 2012 The Pussy Riot case has become an international PR disaster for the Russian government, but domestically Russia's conservative majority is rallying behind Vladimir Putin.The Pussy Riot case has become an international PR disaster, but Russia's conservative majority is rallying behind Vladimir Putin. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Russian Punkers Are Convicted

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 17, 2012 A Moscow judge has convicted three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot of hooliganism in a verdict that amounts to a defense of the Russian Orthodox Church’s apparent right to be shielded from criticism within its own walls. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russian Rockers Denounce Putin in Trial’s Closing Statements

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 8, 2012 "If this political system throws itself against three girls it shows this political system is afraid of truth," a member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot said as a judge set a verdict date on charges that the musicians engaged in hooliganism against the Russian government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russian Punk Rockers Sit It Out in Jail

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 21, 2012 A Moscow judge on Friday ordered three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot to remain in jail awaiting trial for an anti-Putin performance in Moscow’s major church, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in February. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Putin Feminist Punk Rockers Languish in Jail

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2012 Three members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot face up to seven years in jail for seizing the pulpit of Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral in mid-February and mocking Vladimir Putin, then a candidate for the Russian presidency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )