There Seems to Be Nothing We Can Do About Valued Journalistic Pieces Disappearing From the Internet

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2015 A Pulitzer Prize-winning piece of investigative journalism has been absorbed into the vortex of the World Wide Web; refugees are still moving toward Europe, despite the onset of winter; and Bernie Sanders is playing an important and unexpected role in the Democratic presidential race. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: John Oliver Explains Why Taking In Syrian Refugees Will Actually Make Europe a Better Place

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2015 Citing important economic and social examples of how countries in Europe would benefit from opening their doors to refugees who've risked their lives to escape Syria, the "Last Week Tonight" host makes a compelling case about how to address the current crisis. Oliver also makes a young refugee's dream come true, with the help of a couple of soap stars. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Your Trump Tonight

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Sep 17, 2015 Now that the media sun revolves around the Trump, we all must become accustomed to seeing everything as it relates to The Donald. Dig deeper

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Can a Divided Europe Handle the Refugee Crisis?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2015 Deaths at sea and a chaotic refugee influx reflect the failure of European Union leaders to settle on a common immigration policy, one of Italy’s top elected officials tells ProPublica. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americans and the Needs of Strangers

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 14, 2015 Of course we should do more for our own citizens who need a hand. But our failure to help some who are in need should never be an excuse for refusing to help those facing genuine catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Pope Francis, a Voice of Humanity in the Refugee Crisis

BLANK Sep 12, 2015 The pontiff’s call to let fleeing people into our homes and hearts stands in opposition to pitiless demands that the door be slammed in their faces in Europe and elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Democratic Presidential Candidate Martin O’Malley: Climate Change Helped Create Islamic State

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2015 The former governor of Maryland urges supporters to protest his party’s debate schedule, calls on the U.S. to welcome 65,000 Syrian refugees, attributes the rise of Islamic State in part to climate change and responds to criticism by David Simon, creator of the television series “The Wire,” of his policing policies during his tenure as mayor of Baltimore. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: German Lawmaker on Why Wars Led by the U.S. Are at the Root of the Refugee Crisis

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 10, 2015 Annette Groth, a member of the German Parliament, recently returned from a trip to Hungary, where she saw thousands of migrants stranded at the Budapest train station. "What is the root for this massive migration?" she asks "Democracy Now!" "It is war, it is terror, and it is the former U.S. government who is accountable for it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why the Rest of Europe Should Follow Germany’s Lead in the Refugee Crisis

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 10, 2015 Thousands of years of Europe’s history can be traced via the movements of refugees, but its governments appear to have forgotten these age-old lessons. Robert Fisk hopes we get it right this time. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What About the 11 Million Empty Homes Littered Across Europe?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2015 Some Europeans are protesting that they have no room for refugees in their countries. However, just over a year ago, The Guardian exposed a shocking truth about the continent that pokes a gaping hole in these kind of declarations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

German Chancellor Says Her Country Can Take In Refugees Without Raising Taxes

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2015 As Europe faces its worst refugee crisis since World War II, Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany can take in a record-breaking influx of refugees and migrants without suffering a significant economic toll. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )