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Road to the Holidays

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Migrant Rescue Ship Awaits OK to Dock After Italy, Malta Say No

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Jun 10, 2018 A ship and its passengers are caught in a crackdown by the right-wing partner in Italy's new populist government, which has vowed to stop the country from becoming the "refugee camp of Europe." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Here’s How ICE Sent Children Seeking Asylum to Adult Detention Centers

By Aura Bogado / Reveal News May 7, 2018 Two teens fleeing violence in war-torn countries sought asylum in the U.S. A Texas dentist’s report helped ICE send them to adult detention centers. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Sex Trade’s Female Victims: ‘Spoiled Goods,’ Damaged Lives

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Apr 11, 2018 In Cambodia, South Africa and Albania—among other places—violence, poverty and extreme male dominance create a context in which men who pay for sex go uncensured, but the women and girls involved are permanently stigmatized. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Google’s Threat to Democracy Hits AlterNet Hard

By Don Hazen / AlterNet Sep 29, 2017 The progressive website, along with other progressive sites, has experienced an unprecedented drop in traffic from Google search engines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paris to Ban Cars for a Day

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 31, 2015 In an attempt to encourage more sustainable transport and raise awareness of high levels of pollution that the city suffers from, the French capital will go car-free Sept. 27. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Beverly Hills, Fearing ISIS Attack, Fights Public Transportation

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 27, 2014 The city with the most famous ZIP code in the world has spent years and millions of dollars trying to block a public subway expansion through its gilded gates, but its reasoning has slipped into the absurd. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congress, Cockroaches or the Kardashians: Which Is Most Despised?

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 9, 2013 A new poll compares Congress' "favorability" to, among other people and things, the Kardashians, Lindsay Lohan, gonorrhea and NFL replacement referees to figure out just how unpopular America's legislative body is. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Motorcycle Fatalities

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Jun 13, 2011 Dig deeper

Adiós, Señor Embajador

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2011 The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, has resigned in the wake of WikiLeaked comments he made expressing doubts about Mexico’s ability to fight the country’s drug cartels. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloody Encounter in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 A firefight between foreign troops and insurgents in Afghanistan last week reportedly led to the deaths of more than 50 civilians. The confrontation came in Kunar province, close to Pakistan, a region that has become a flashpoint for violence because of insurgent activity on the border. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China’s Great Wall of Traffic Back to Normal After 9 Days

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2010 Here in Los Angeles, we know gridlock and frankly we're not impressed by what most people call "traffic," but the Chinese are taking things to an extreme. China says a nine-day, 60-mile-long traffic jam is finally breaking up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )