Stephen King Walks Back Diversity Remarks After Twitter Backlash

By Matthew Rozsa / Salon Jan 17, 2020 Another public debate has erupted on Twitter about the need for diversity in the entertainment industry—with the author as instigator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Court to President: Blocking Twitter Critics Is Unconstitutional

LARRY NEUMEISTER / The Associated Press Jul 9, 2019 According to the ruling, using a social media account for official purposes and then excluding critics violates free speech. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Echoes of Flint in ‘Chernobyl’

Noor Al-Sibai / Truthdig Jun 14, 2019 The HBO miniseries may remind viewers of Trump’s ineptitude, but it should evoke a public health crisis that began under his predecessor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The One Word the Mainstream Media Maddeningly Refuses to Use

Janine Jackson / FAIR Apr 8, 2019 No matter how egregious the remarks or transparent the speaker's motivations, the press cannot bring itself to call out racism by its name. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

White House Denounces Rep. Steve King’s Racist Remarks

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jan 17, 2019 Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has praised House Republicans for stripping the Iowa lawmaker of his committee assignments. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Steve King Stands for Everything MLK Fought Against

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 17, 2019 Another King is in the news as the nation remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday: a racist Republican congressman from Iowa. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Steve King Stripped of Committee Duties Following Racist Remarks

MATTHEW DALY and LAURIE KELLMAN / The Associated Press Jan 15, 2019 The veteran Republican has made headlines for openly lamenting that white nationalism and white supremacy are considered offensive terms. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What’s the Matter With Iowa? Dark News From Red-State America

Paul Street / Truthdig Mar 19, 2017 A slew of Republican legislation is flowing out of the Capitol in Des Moines during this radical right-wing moment in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Rising Above Racism Is Imperative for Human Societies

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 17, 2017 Scapegoating immigrants absolves the true culprits -- neoliberal capitalism and corporate greed -- from blame. But this is too simplistic. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dear Rep. Steve King: Our Civilization Isn’t White and American Babies Aren’t ‘Other’

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 14, 2017 Rep. Steve King of Iowa goes full-on racist again, supporting hate-speech master Geert Wilders in the Dutchman's quest to reverse globalization and ban Muslim immigration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rep. Steve King, White People and ‘Civilization’

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 19, 2016 During a recent MSNBC news discussion, the Iowa congressman objected to a comment that this will be the last election dominated by old, white people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Barack Obama Helped Us Peer Into the Racial Divide

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 16, 2016 It may take years to fully appreciate how dramatically this presidency has bent the arc of history toward justice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )