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A Living Hell Beneath Romania’s Capital

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 25, 2014 In a video companion to a written report filed last week, Britain's Channel 4 News takes viewers beneath the streets of post-Communist Bucharest to a world inhabited by hundreds of men, women and children stricken by drug abuse, HIV and tuberculosis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Grim Existence in the Sewers of Eastern Europe

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 22, 2014 Beneath Bucharest's ornate architecture, Baroque palaces and tree-lined boulevards lies a decades-old city of suffering made of filth, frigid temperatures, addiction and disease. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The New Year Brought Some Strange New Laws With It, Among Other Things

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 A lot of regulations went into effect Jan. 1, marking a new year that will see a lot of interesting things occur in various countries all over the globe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Act of Rebellion Is Wasted

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 13, 2010 We may feel, in the face of the ruthless corporate destruction of our nation, our culture, and our ecosystem, powerless and weak But we are not We have a power that terrifies the corporate state . Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Romanians Dig for Ceausescu’s DNA

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2010 Who's buried in Nicolae Ceausescu's grave? Some inquiring Romanians, including Valentin Ceausescu, the sole surviving son of the European nation's late dictator, would like to find out with the magic of DNA testing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Romania to Host U.S. Missile Shield

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2010 In an announcement more apt for a dinner party than a defense memorandum, Romania has agreed to host a new U missile shield in its territory aimed at protecting Western interests from the "emerging threat" of Iranian ballistic missiles. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )