Cuba to Update Soviet-Era Constitution

ANDREA RODRIGUEZ / The Associated Press May 28, 2018 As they try to adapt to new times, officials say they will maintain a Communist Party-led system in which freedom of speech and other rights are limited by “the purposes of socialist society.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Kennedy III, a False Progressive Idol Like JFK

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 4, 2018 America does not need another elite Kennedy pretending to lead us out of the darkness of authoritarian capitalism, racism, militarism and other evils. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Rise of Bernie Sanders and His ‘Revolution’ Sparks Déjà Vu in the ‘Third World’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2016 Michael Manley of Jamaica and others pushed decades ago for progressive change to end the systems of subjugation in their countries. But that will remain tough to achieve until it is accomplished in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Forty Years Ago, the CIA Had Its Eye on Jamaica—and Bob Marley Got Shot

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 The groundbreaking musician sang about revolution against an unfair global system and nearly paid with his life in 1976. In the U.S., the rise of Bernie Sanders gives reason to believe Americans are becoming aware of the changes that Marley envisioned. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Noam Chomsky: Markets Aren’t ‘Democratic’— They Radically Restrict Choice in Important Ways

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2015 In this short clip from a History Channel documentary, the renowned linguist and activist explains how markets actually bring out the worst in humans by turning us into people "dedicated to maximizing individual gain, not social concern." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

After the U.N. Summit

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Cardinal Error: Pope’s Aide Not Sorry (Yet) for ‘Third World’ Slight

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2010 Things got off to a not-so-cracking start for Pope Benedict XVI's U.K. tour after a member of his entourage, one Cardinal Walter Kasper, compared Britain to a "Third World country" just hours before Team Vatican prepared for arrival Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Welcome to the Third World, America

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 10, 2008 Here's a question I'd like to ask Barack Obama and John McCain: Is the United States destined to look and feel increasingly like a "developing country"? Is this the way it's going to be? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Microsoft Wants a Billion New Customers

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2007 Microsoft has given itself less than eight years to find another billion PC users. To help meet that goal, the company has pledged to sell $3 bundles of Windows XP and Office software to governments that provide schools with free computers. That's about 2 percent of the cost of Office alone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )