‘Days of Revolt’: Chris Hedges, Tim DeChristopher Discuss Far-Reaching Effects of Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2016 Global warming has already progressed farther than many are willing to admit, and that’s exactly why it’s time for the industrialized world to acknowledge the ethical consequences. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will Prison Eventually Kill America’s Activists as It Did Oscar Wilde?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 26, 2015 When a magistrate sentenced the literary genius to two years of hard labor for the crime of being gay, he said it was the maximum punishment allowed by law. That turned out to be truer than the judge might have imagined. It killed him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Activist Tim DeChristopher to Be Released From Prison

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 9, 2012 The environmental activist who was sentenced to two years in prison for disrupting the transfer of public land to the oil and gas industry will be released to a halfway house on Oct. 24 after spending 18 months in custody. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hello China My Old Friend, I’ve Come to Lecture You Again (Editorial)

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 4, 2012 The State Department is once again giving China a hard time about its human rights record, a worthy cause to be sure, though the United States makes for an odd champion. What's the saying? Those who torture should not throw stones, maybe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate Activist Goes to Jail

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2011 In his book "Civil Disobedience," Henry David Thoreau wrote: "Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison" And prison is where a federal judge has put Tim DeChristopher, 29, after he posed in 2008 as a winning bidder (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

One-State Solution

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2011 This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Kids have a right to mock their teachers; Apple may be launching a preemptive strike against free speech; and the general's son, Miko Peled, says Israelis and Palestinians must accept a one-state solution Also, Tim DeChristopher, the hero who didn't stand a chance Update: Full transcriptApple versus free speech; kids' free speech versus school; Miko Peled calls for a one-state solution; and Tim DeChristopher, the hero who didn't stand a chance. Dig deeper ( 37 Min. Read )

This Hero Didn’t Stand a Chance

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 20, 2011 Tim DeChristopher is in prison for standing in the way of the corporate and governmental destruction of the ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Naomi Klein on Climate Change, Union Busting

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2011 This is one instance in which we would hope that Naomi Klein wouldn't get it right, but as the "Shock Doctrine" author explains in this "Democracy Now!" interview, certain current events (ahem, Gov Scott Walker) point to a troubling trend taking hold in the US . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )