Stop Calling Anyone ‘Pocahontas’

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig Nov 29, 2017 Donald Trump's latest insult to Native Americans offers a teachable moment that most of America missed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Group Opposing Nuclear Weapons Wins Nobel Prize

By The Associated Press Oct 6, 2017 The award went to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, composed of activists pushing for a global treaty to ban the cataclysmic bombs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GOP Senators Kill Treaty That Would Have Protected Disabled

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 6, 2012 The international treaty forbids discrimination against those with disabilities. So why didn't Republicans want to pass it? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Britain Stands Alone After EU Veto

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2011 If pushing away from the European Union was British Prime Minister David Cameron's goal in making the U.K. the only nation in the region to veto a proposal to renegotiate the EU treaty, he got what he wanted Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gorbachev Takes Stock of New START

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2010 He knows a thing or two about the nuances of US-Russian relations, not to mention nuclear disarmament, and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev flexed his knowledge in a New York Times op-ed piece about the New START treaty this week . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate Aims for New START Vote (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2010 Atop Wednesday's to-do list in the Senate was a vote on the proposed and revised version of the U.S.' Strategic Nuclear Arms Reduction treaty with Russia, which was running up against resistance from some Republicans in the chamber but still seemed likely to pass. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Fires Off START Warning

Staff / Truthdig Dec 21, 2010 Some members of the US Senate are dragging their feet and kvetching about wording issues in the latest American-Russian disarmament pact, the START treaty, as they prepare to vote for its ratification In response, they have received a clear message from Moscow . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pending START Treaty Gets Restarted

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2010 The pending START treaty, signed by Barack Obama but not yet approved by the Senate, is being reheated by the president after his trip to Asia and is set to be a top priority of both the White House and the Democrat-controlled Congress before newly elected Republican lawmakers arrive in January. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Raw Video: Ukraine Parliament Smoke-Bomb-Egg-Fight

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2010 Here's some footage to keep the dysfunction of U.S. politics in perspective. Our lawmakers may not agree on anything, they may be rude to the president and on the corporate take, but at least they have the decency to keep their eggs and smoke bombs at home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Hails New Start for U.S. and Russia

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2010 President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, met in Prague on Thursday to sign the New START Treaty, effectively replacing the now-expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty of 1991 Obama said the new measure was (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Cuts Nuclear Deal With Russia

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2010 Less than a year after President Barack Obama called for a world without nuclear weapons, the US and Russia have agreed to reduce the number of deployed nukes by more than 25 percent The White House hopes the agreement, which will (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. and Russia Aiming for a New START

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton winged her way to Moscow on Thursday to go over the nitty-gritty details of a new arms control agreement with Russian leaders that is targeted to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) of 1991, but a successful outcome is by no means guaranteed in this round of negotiations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )