Los Angeles Press Club Nominates Truthdig for 20 Southern California Journalism Awards

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2016 Journalists from press clubs around the United States selected the finalists, and winners will be announced June 26 in downtown Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Baltimore Mayoral Candidate DeRay Mckesson

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Feb 14, 2016 The Black Lives Matter activist (at right in photo)—whose political campaign is off to an attention-grabbing start—seeks to tackle the issues of police brutality and criminal justice through education and employment. The Black Lives Matter activist (at right in photo)—whose political campaign is off to an attention-grabbing start—seeks to tackle the issues of police brutality and criminal justice through education and employment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Jane Fonda Shines a Spotlight on the Equal Rights Amendment

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Feb 10, 2016 "How can one be an embodied feminist if, behind closed doors, you're leaving the authentic part of yourself behind in order to please, in order to be a good girl?” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2015 in Review: Truthdig’s Books of the Year

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jan 1, 2016 A look back at some of our favorites from the reading stack. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Those Who Uncovered Navy SEAL Abuse of Prisoners in Afghanistan

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Dec 21, 2015 A handful of US personnel made reports on the lethal brutality after it occurred in 2012, and their accounts were brought to public attention by three New York Times writers last week This combined effort has informed the American citizenry, once again, about atrocities committed in its name A handful of U. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Offshore-Banking Whistleblower Hervé Falciani

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 30, 2015 The leaks engineered by "the Edward Snowden of banking" have brought to light malpractice that is costing government treasuries hundreds of billions of dollars each year. The IT expert's action has earned him a five-year prison sentence given in absentia. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Human Rights Champion Carmelyn P. Malalis

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 8, 2015 The leader of the New York City Commission on Human Rights is driven by both a zeal for the public good and personal passion. She is on a mission to give a voice to the voiceless. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: The ‘Drone Papers’ Whistleblower

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Oct 18, 2015 Thanks to an anonymous source’s exposure of the inner workings of America’s drone war, we now know that nearly 90 percent of people killed in recent strikes in Afghanistan were not the intended targets. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CEO Who Raised HIV Drug Price by 5,000% Also Hiked Cost of Pill for Children With Incurable Disease

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 23, 2015 Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli is being called the most hated man in America for raising the price of the HIV drug Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per pill. Now his earlier pricing decisions are being examined. It is being reported that one such decision led to a 2,000 percent price increase for a medication taken by children suffering from a rare kidney disease. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jeremy Corbyn, Fighter for Social Justice, Peace and Human Rights

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Sep 21, 2015 Although his feet have barely touched the ground, the Labour Party's new leader, a man of principle, is already reinvigorating British politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Something’s Missing From Pope Francis’ ‘Radical’ Vision of Equality: Women

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 8, 2015 Despite his efforts to champion his constituency — the world’s poor, of which the vast majority are women — the pope tends to overlook the feminized nature of poverty and inequality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Chelsea Manning

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 4, 2015 Sitting in prison on the Fourth of July for exposing some harsh truths about U.S. war crimes, the whistleblower should actually be honored as a true patriot. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )