Truthdig Contributors Nominated for National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2018 Winners will be announced Dec. 2 by the Los Angeles Press Club. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Wins 10 Prizes at the 60th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2018 The news website, which received 19 nominations from the Los Angeles Press Club, earns three first-place prizes, six second-place awards and one third-place finish. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Poor People’s Campaign Protests the Mistreatment of Immigrants

Emily Wells and Michael Nigro / Truthdig Jun 21, 2018 Truthdig reports on the final week of the Poor People's Campaign, an effort to relaunch Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight against poverty, war and income inequality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

When It Comes to Visionary Peacemakers, Trump Is No Henry Wallace

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 20, 2018 What the former vice president and Progressive Party presidential candidate advocated during the Cold War should be a benchmark for progressives judging our president today. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Poor People’s Campaign: Everybody’s Got a Right to Live (Audio Photo Essay)

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Poor People’s Campaign Continues Strong in North Carolina (Live Blog)

Emily Wells and Michael Nigro / Truthdig May 29, 2018 Activists and civil rights advocates gather in Raleigh and other cities around the U.S. for the third week of action against poverty, war and income inequality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Poor People’s Campaign Kicks Off in Washington, D.C.

Emily Wells and Michael Nigro / Truthdig May 14, 2018 Thousands of activists and civil rights advocates gather in an effort to relaunch Martin Luther King's fight against poverty, war and income inequality. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Poor People’s Campaign Aims to Bring MLK’s Dream to Fruition

Emily Wells / Truthdig May 12, 2018 A movement to bring poverty to the center of the political agenda kicks off Monday, and Truthdig is launching a reader-funded drive to help the website cover the story. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Building the Iron Wall

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 18, 2018 A corporate censorship is being imposed, inch by inch, step by step. It begins by silencing the demonized. It ends by silencing everyone. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Trump Considers Pulling ICE Out of California

Emily Wells / Truthdig Feb 25, 2018 The president criticizes the state’s position on “sanctuary cities” and says it needs to learn the value of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges: When Are Journalists Foreign Agents? (Video)

Staff and Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 25, 2018 The Truthdig columnist discusses the Foreign Agents Registration Act at a panel hosted by the Columbia Journalism School and the Harriman Institute. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thought Police for the 21st Century

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 21, 2018 Google, Facebook and other companies are “protecting” us by imposing a censorship that drains the remaining blood of democracy and free expression. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )