The Real Russian Menace Is Just Hypercapitalism

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Jun 4, 2019 A recent Washington Post feature lays bare the prejudices of our political press and its denial about how American society actually works. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

At Odds on Many Fronts, U.S. and Russia Hope for Better Ties

JIM HEINTZ and FRANCESCA EBEL / The Associated Press May 14, 2019 Mike Pompeo and Vladimir Putin each signal a desire to focus on the future in the first high-level meeting since the Mueller inquiry ended. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Add Russia’s Olympic Doping Scandal to the Rich History of Cheating in Sports

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Aug 5, 2016 Seeking an unfair advantage in sports did not originate in the former Soviet Union, but state-sanctioned cheating is much more common in communist or former communist countries. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Readies More Sanctions After Russia Takes Crimea

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2014 The White House vowed on Tuesday to level more sanctions against Russia for its moves to take over Crimea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the NFL Saved Arizona From Itself

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Gay sports dominates the news, from Arizona's bigoted legislation to the bisexual athlete who crushed Sochi. Also: how "Blackfish" director Gabriela Cowperthwaite accidentally made the best animal rights movie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pussy Riot

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Feb 23, 2014 Dig deeper

Out Women of Sochi Make Gays Everywhere Proud

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 19, 2014 With three medals in these games, including a gold, skater Ireen Wüst leads the roster not just of gay athletes at the Sochi Olympics, but all athletes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pussy Rioters Arrested Yet Again, This Time in Sochi Before Planned Protest Performance

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2014 Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, among a dozen others, were detained Tuesday in the locale of the 2014 Winter Olympics for their alleged involvement in a theft at the Hotel Adler. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Non-Terrorist Non-Muslim Plane Hijacker: The Sochi Plot

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 8, 2014 The Associated Press article on the Ukrainian hijacker who tried to divert a plane to Sochi on Friday is interesting for the words it does not use. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Olympic Tank

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Feb 7, 2014 Dig deeper

Ban Ki-moon Condemns Persecution of Homosexuals in Russia

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 In a speech ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the U.N. secretary-general condemned attacks on Russia's LGBT community, amid growing criticism of the country's "gay propaganda" laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Latest Snowden Revelation Spells Trouble for Anonymous and All of Us

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 The NSA whistle-blower's new leak that the British government targeted activist collective Anonymous has sizable and scary implications; in 2013, 85 people were exonerated for crimes they didn't commit, and it wasn't just because of scientific advances; meanwhile, strangle rules and regulations are being revealed in Sochi as the Winter Olympics start. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )