Erosion May Be a Carbon Source, Study Suggests

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 18, 2018 A look at erosion in Taiwan reveals a new set of greenhouse gas sources, raising the possibility that the links between rock, rainfall and climate control may need revision. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rock’s Revolutionary Poet, Lou Reed, Leaves Behind a ‘Great American Novel’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 28, 2013 His music was at once simple, loud, beautiful, difficult and always pushing the culture faster than it was ready to move. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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NASA Needs More Moonage Daydreamers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2010 A lot of people have said in recent weeks that the space agency simply lacks the chutzpah that put a man on a moon. Figure out global warming? Boring, they say. The Onion has come up with a satirical solution that just might blow your minds: Project Spaceman, the David Bowie-inspired Glam Space Program. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Next Generation of Fascists

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2007 At a rock concert in Zagreb, Croatia, this weekend, a young generation of concert-goers displayed a disturbing nostalgia for fascism. Thousands of fans responded to rock star Marko Perkovic by giving the Nazi salute and shouting slogans from WWII. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doherty of Mamas and Papas Dead at 66

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2007 The Mamas and the Papas' Denny Doherty died on Friday at the age of 66. The singer had suffered a brief illness and was experiencing kidney problems. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

BattleCry: Ron Luce’s Holy War

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 23, 2006 Truthdig contributor Sunsara Taylor reports again from the front lines -- a BattleCry Christian-fundamentalist rock music rally, where a "sexpert" claims that "condoms don't work," Navy SEALs stage mock assassination raids in the name of Christ, and evangelist Franklin Graham suggests that HIV/AIDS is a punishment from God (Third in a series See: column 1, column 2) . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Fear and Loathing at Philadelphia’s BattleCry

Sunsara Taylor / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Go behind the scenes at a Christian fundamentalist youth rock show in Philadelphia, where hired goons shadowed a young activist, the author of this column, and where a letter of praise from President Bush kicked off the festivities "This must have been what it felt like to watch the Hitler Youth," writes Sunsara Taylor(Second column in a series of three First column here, Third column here). Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )