Recipe for Disaster in the Middle East

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2009 Gas may be cheap again, but the bursting of the petro bubble has sent unemployment soaring to 40 percent among Middle Easterners 15 to 24 years old, stirring unrest. Dubai's airport parking lots are littered with abandoned cars as foreign nationals flee. Egypt, with half a million newly unemployed headed home from abroad, could see a repeat of last year's bloody economic riots. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Unions Join Greek Unrest

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2008 In a move that further complicates the anti-government unrest rocking Greece for the past four days, the country's two biggest trade unions have declared their intention to go ahead with a planned 24-hour strike, likely to paralyze the economy in protest against government policies and incompetent handling of the economic crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Carnage’ in Athens

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2008 The BBC reports on the riots that have plagued the Greek capital since police shot and killed a teenager on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

G-7, IMF and World Bank Leaders to Meet

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2008 Following the string of economic crises across the globe, financial elites are planning to meet in Washington this weekend to address how to resolve the problems of global capitalism. Notably missing from the proceedings is any representative from the developing world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Two Black Americas

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 4, 2008 Much has changed in the years since Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, and yet many black Americans struggle now more than ever. We must acknowledge progress if we are to take up the work that is left incomplete. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Foreign Journalists Enter Tibet

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2008 China has allowed a group of foreign journalists an escorted visit to Tibet. News reports from non-state sources are coming out of Lhasa for the first time since protests and riots began two weeks ago. One described part of the city as a "war zone." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Cries Foul Over Tibet Coverage

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2008 China has accused international media outlets of showing bias in news reports of the riots in Tibet. However, the media, too, have a gripe: Beijing has prevented foreign media from entering Tibet and neighboring provinces and has limited domestic access to foreign media reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weeping in Blood

Manny Francisco, Manila, The Phillippines Feb 4, 2008 Dig deeper

Kenya Suffers More Killing

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2008 The death toll in Kenya has risen to roughly 800 as violence and rioting continue following a disputed and ethnically charged election. The two candidates in that contest refuse to come to agreement, and some of their supporters have formed gangs along tribal and clan lines. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kenya Violence May Be Easing

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2008 A tentative peace may have come to Kenya after the political opposition canceled its rallies and after there were reports that the head of the African Union would attempt to broker a truce. Rioting and other violence since elections last week have killed hundreds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Riots Spread In France

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2007 Unrest has broken out in the city of Toulouse in southern France as riots continued for a third night in Paris. France's prime minister has called the youths involved "criminals," and President Nicolas Sarkozy has scheduled an emergency meeting of his security staff for Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paris Is Burning Again

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2007 French youths rioted for a second night in the suburbs of Paris, injuring nearly 80 police officers and torching more than 70 buildings and cars. Police officials said the violence was "far worse" than two years ago, when rioters set fire to 10,000 cars and 300 buildings over three weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )