Why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Trial Was Far From Impartial

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2015 The jury that convicted the accused in the Boston Marathon bombing was biased before the trial even started, a wave of suicides is sweeping through a town in California and an activist works toward getting women to "free the nipple." These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Germanwings Copilot Who Crashed Plane ‘Hid Illness From Employers’ (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 27, 2015 Prosecutors point to a torn-up note from a doctor as evidence that the copilot who killed himself and 149 other people when he crashed a commercial jet into the French Alps on Tuesday suffered from an illness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Imitation Game’ Screenwriter Gives Moving Oscar Speech on Feeling Like an Outsider

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 23, 2015 Screenwriter Graham Moore revealed a surprising fact about himself during his Oscar acceptance speech on Sunday night, paid tribute to computer science pioneer Alan Turing and offered encouragement to "that kid out there who feels like she's weird or she's different." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Austerity’s Greek Death Toll: Study Connects Strict Measures to Rise in Suicides

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 4, 2015 The harsh economic policies implemented in Greece and other countries in recent years have been shown to have a detrimental effect on mental health and well-being. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On Nerd Pain

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 2, 2015 In response to a vulnerable personal comment on "nerd trauma and male privilege" published by MIT professor Scott Aaronson, New Statesman editor and columnist Laurie Penny wrote a compassionate and highly desirable essay on the experiences of pain, frustration and loneliness common to both nerdy males and females in general. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jacob George

BLANK Sep 28, 2014 Tragic news of the young veteran received enormous attention over the past week. Friends and fellow veterans remember his warmth, wisdom and commitment to bringing the horrors of war to an end. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ranting About Robin Williams, Limbaugh Exposes a Hole in His Own Soul

Joe Conason / Truthdig Aug 16, 2014 Having infuriated millions of Robin Williams fans with insensitive remarks on the late actor's suicide, Rush Limbaugh now blames the "liberal media" and "despicable leftists" for distorting his innocent message. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Recession Has ‘Led to 10,000 Suicides’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 12, 2014 U.K. researchers report that the economic crisis in Europe and North America has contributed to the suicides of more than 10,000 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Apparent Suicide Brings Financial World Death Toll to 6 in 2014

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2014 A 33-year-old JPMorgan employee jumped to his death from the roof of the firm's Hong Kong headquarters Tuesday, adding to a series of untimely deaths in the banking and big business arena in recent weeks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Gun Tools

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Fourth Banker Dies of Apparent Suicide in a Week

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2014 Russell Investments chief economist Mike Dueker's apparent suicide death, discovered Thursday after the 50-year-old former St. Louis Federal Reserve officer had been reported missing from his home in Tacoma, Washington, became the fourth such loss in the financial community in the span of a week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Proof We Just Don’t Care About Sexual Assault in the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2014 Three teens who admitted to attacking and photographing an unconscious 15-year-old girl have been sentenced to mere days in a California juvenile detention center while their victim hanged herself eight days after the assault. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )