A Glimpse Into the Shattered Lives of Some Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Nov 23, 2016 "Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing" starkly shows that, while convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev languishes in prison, victims who lost limbs in the 2013 attack still struggle to cope with their brutally altered existence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: ‘I Apologize to the Victims’ of Boston Marathon Bombing (Updated)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jun 24, 2015 Following a series of emotionally charged testimonials from survivors and relatives of victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, convicted co-perpetrator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev publicly apologized to them all during a court hearing at which he waited to be officially sentenced to death. UpdatedFollowing a series of emotionally charged testimonials from survivors and relatives of victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, convicted co-perpetrator Dzhokhar Tsarnaev publicly apologized before being sentenced to death. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Top Ten Ways Islamic Law Forbids Terrorism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 9, 2015 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, has been convicted on all counts in the Boston Marathon bombings. Here are some of the ways the Tsarnaev brothers broke Muslim law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Triumph of the Immigrant American Spirit: Meb Keflezighi and the Boston Marathon

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 22, 2014 On Monday, Boston responded with its vigorous spirit of community and transcendence to the cowardly terrorism that marred the marathon in 2013, coming out in record numbers for this year's event. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Real American Boy: How Our Byzantine Immigration System and Failed Economy May Have Made a Terrorist

Susan Zakin / Truthdig May 21, 2013 It's likely Tamerlan Tsarnaev was just another angry young man in our brave new America, a burgeoning dystopia where mass murder suddenly seems like a weekly occurrence. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The History That Birthed the Tsarnaev Boys

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 18, 2013 Chechen scholar Thomas Goltz gives a historical primer on the centuries old culture and struggle that shaped the Tsarnaev brothers, suspects in the bombings of the Boston Marathon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Former FBI Agent Confirms the Surveillance State Is Real

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 4, 2013 A former FBI counterterrorism agent acknowledged this week on CNN that every telephone conversation that takes place on American soil "is being captured as we speak." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Culture of Preconception

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 25, 2013 The political response to the Boston Marathon bombings suggests that we live in an age of shrink-wrapped, prepackaged opinions. When something new comes along, we hasten to squeeze it into whatever frameworks we were carrying around with us a day, a month or a year before. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Updated: Bombing Suspect Captured Alive

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 20, 2013 Update: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was taken into custody Friday night in Watertown, Mass., after he was discovered hiding in a boat parked in the driveway of a home. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )