Pity the Bamboozled and Confused

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 8, 2013 “Every problem that the editorialists fret about today will get worse,” Harper’s Magazine columnist and author Thomas Frank told an audience in November. “Inequality, global warming, financial bubbles, one after another. But it won’t matter. On America will go, chasing the only ideology that our country has left, down into the seething Arcadia of all against all.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Sea Levels Will Rise

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 The New York Times on Sunday published a series of maps showing coastal and low-lying areas in the United States that could be permanently flooded as sea levels rise in the coming decades and centuries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Can’t Marry a Corporation (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2012 That’s what a King County official said after confirming that a Seattle woman tried to marry a “corporate person” in a stunt held to challenge the Supreme Court’s 1886 decision recognizing corporations as people and its 2010 Citizens United ruling that opened the floodgates of political campaign spending. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Dollars Fly Against Citizens United (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 5, 2012 Occupy protesters in Seattle tossed $5,000 out of a top window of downtown Seattle’s Roosevelt hotel on the Fourth of July. The action was against the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling, which removed a federal ban on corporate spending in political campaigns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The May Day Occupiers

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2012 There were doubts about whether Occupy Wall Street could pull off the massive day of protest its organizers spent many months planning. But demonstrators in New York City and elsewhere joined forces with labor unions and immigrant-rights activists to remind the public that there is a working class and May 1 is its holiday.Demonstrators in New York City and elsewhere joined forces with labor unions and immigrant-rights activists to remind the public that there is a working class and May 1 is its holiday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Morris Berman and the Decline of America

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2012 American cultural historian and social critic Morris Berman shared the findings in his new book “Why America Failed: The Roots of Imperial Decline” with an audience at Seattle’s Elliot Bay bookstore last fall. Like much of the tidings brought to us by the best of our sober-eyed critics, his forecast for the future of the republic and the welfare of its coming generations is not hopeful. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study: Herpes Drug Can Slow HIV Progression

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2010 A study published in The Lancet has found that aciclovir, a drug frequently used to treat genital herpes, could "help people with HIV infection stay healthy for longer," according to Dr. Jairam Lingappa, leader of the research team out of the University of Washington in Seattle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Teen Sues Amazon Over Orwell Recall

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2009 Amazon's Kindle reader might still be a great device in the estimation of some literary aficionados, but the honeymoon is over for Michigan high school student (and potential member of Future Lawyers of America) Justin D. Gawronski, who's getting litigious with the online superseller after his copy of George Orwell's "1984" was yanked from his Kindle in July. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Seattle’s Lessons for London

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 1, 2009 A former police chief of Seattle -- who directed the harsh action there against 1999's WTO protesters -- has changed his views on protests, as well as on drugs. The G-20 leaders meeting in London should heed his words. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Takes Another Crack at Commerce

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2009 Fourth time's the charm? Barack Obama's two official picks to serve as commerce secretary both had to drop out. Another candidate withdrew her name before it was ever announced. Now the president is reported to have offered the job to former Washington Gov. Gary Locke. So who is he? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Impeaches an Ornament

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2008 When Laura Bush oversaw the White House's Christmas tree decorations, she failed to notice a shiny red-and-white ornament with the message "Impeach Bush." The orb has since been removed, but the artist who created it still got to party with the Bushes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Prop. 8 Protests Around the Country

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2008 On Saturday, people took to the streets all around the U.S. to protest the passage of California's Proposition 8 and to show their support for same-sex marriage. We've compiled 40 of our favorite photos from Spokane to Houston to New York City. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )