How Loan Companies Prey on an Unsuspecting Public

Anjali Tsui / ProPublica Dec 3, 2019 A new investigation reveals that high-interest lenders in Utah using small claims courts to arrest borrowers and take their bail money. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Jon Huntsman Sr., Utah Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies

MICHELLE L. PRICE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST / The Associated Press Feb 2, 2018 The business executive and onetime Mormon officer, 80, also played key roles in state and national politics. He was the father of a former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador, Jon Huntsman Jr. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What You Have to Earn to Buy a Home in Biggest U.S. Cities

Steve Rosenfeld / AlterNet Nov 21, 2017 Most Americans cannot afford to live in progressive coastal epicenters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Utah Judge Strikes Down Polygamy Law

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 15, 2013 A U.S. District Court judge ruled key parts of Utah's polygamy law unconstitutional, a decision that effectively decriminalizes polygamy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Salt Lake City Will Dry as Temperatures Rise

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 2, 2013 As climate change increases temperatures, parts of the American Southwest are likely to become increasingly arid, with increasing threats to water supplies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mitt the Lobbyist, GOP Lawmaker Plans Gun Raffle Fundraiser, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 27, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a 10-year-old's impassioned plea to the New York City Council and a new poll shows Romney has a likability problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

More Secret Romney Documents, GOP Senator on Gun Control, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 24, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including some bad news for the California Republican Party and a Mitt Romney ballad you won't want to miss. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America’s Gayest Cities, c. 2012

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2012 Just how g-a-y is SLC? Well, it's actually The Advocate's surprise winner atop this year's "Gayest Cities in America" list. Clearly, the GLBTQ-targeted mag's editors were looking to depart a bit from usual suspects such as San Francisco and New York and declared that Utah's capital "has earned its queer cred." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deaths Have Cities Calling for OWS Shutdown

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2011 Three deaths in or near Occupy Wall Street encampments in different cities late last week have given authorities reason to insist that shutting the protests down is in the public’s best interest. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

This Hero Didn’t Stand a Chance

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 20, 2011 Tim DeChristopher is in prison for standing in the way of the corporate and governmental destruction of the ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Utah Compact

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Apr 22, 2011 Dig deeper

Thou Shalt Not Place Monument

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2009 A lawsuit tinged with questions of free speech and separation of church and state ended when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Summum religious group's attempts to install a marker of its own in a Utah park that already has a Ten Commandments monument. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )