Siddhant Adlakha / TruthdigApr 6, 2023
Daniel Goldhaber’s radical heist film fails to make its case, says Truthdig's film critic, Siddhant Adlakha. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJun 24, 2019
London's Grenfell Tower tragedy, a 2017 fire in which 72 died, signals the corporatist triumph of greed over life. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 17, 2017
Many young black activists say they prefer the capitalism-challenging radical to the Nobel Prize-winning pacifist to whom they were introduced as children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 1, 2016
Stewart and Poynter, a couple with a long history of fighting for human rights, explain how things have changed since the political activism of the 1960s and ’70s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Wade Rathke / Chief OrganizerApr 25, 2016
As Obama must know, the role of social movements and many activists is to "speak truth to power,” to chant “more, more, more,” and not to stop until the job is done. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 19, 2016
The "Commemorative King," the "Therapeutic King," the "Conservative King" and the "Commodified King." Each of them “competes for our attention," though they represent a vision of the man that “he himself would not have recognized,” writes history professor Thomas J. Sugrue. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigDec 6, 2015
Is a vague organizational affiliation more important in determining whether a killing is terrorism or is the character of the target more important? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 28, 2015
Maysa, a teenager from Brussels, smoked, listened to music and was a “ray of sunshine” at school. And some friendly militants almost led her into the clutches of a belligerent cult. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 27, 2015
A 26-year-old dual U.S. and Egyptian citizen who endured “torture, deprivation and cruelty while locked in the prisons” of Egypt’s military dictatorship says the regime is effectively acting as a “recruiting agent” for militant extremist groups like Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 17, 2015
In light of the latest terrorist attacks in Paris, we take a look back at an interview with CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, who singled out Saudi Arabia for its role in creating radical extremism in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 1, 2015
When recognized and empowered, Muslim mothers can play a robust role in protecting their families and communities. It's a role enshrined in the Islamic tradition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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