Jake Johnson / Common DreamsFeb 19, 2020
New polling data finds that as many as eight million people in the U.S. have used crowdfunding campaigns to pay for a medical procedures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Joana Salém Vasconcelos and Rejane Carolina Hoeveler / Brasil WireNov 29, 2018
The neoliberal model implemented in Chile after the 1973 coup gives us hints as to what to expect from Brazil's incoming government. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Jacob Sugarman / TruthdigOct 29, 2018
Liberals have chosen neofascism over mild social democracy. They simply can't be trusted, writes Alex Hocchuli in The Baffler. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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By Glen Ford / Black Agenda ReportApr 28, 2017
Barack Obama now must protect the ruling class, the empire and his role in maintaining the empire: his legacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 19, 2017
The GenForward survey, conducted by the University of Chicago, also finds that most think the United States is “on the wrong track.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkJul 6, 2014
New U.S. research supports evidence that cutting carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels is the only way to limit global warming in the long term. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKSep 29, 2013
The editor and publisher of the French journal XXI show that in France and America, journalism is not dead -- though the common wisdom is trying to kill it.The editor and publisher of the French journal XXI show that in France and America, journalism is not dead—though the common wisdom is trying to kill it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 12, 2013
Is Edward Snowden a criminal for leaking information about secret NSA spying to The Guardian newspaper? "I suppose in a technical sense it was criminal," Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges told "Democracy Now!" on Wednesday as he debated law professor Geoffrey Stone. "But set against the larger crime that is being committed by the state," his strictly technical crime is trivial."Set against the larger crime that is being committed by the state," the Truthdig columnist told "Democacy Now!" on Wednesday, Snowden's strictly technical crime is trivial. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 9, 2013
The deceased prime minister's 11-year rule over the U.K. "was historic mainly by posing the conundrum that has shaped neoliberal politics since 1980: How can governments nurture and endow financial kleptocrats" with the consent of the people? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 5, 2011
Oh good, here's another sciencey reason for working moms to fret. Researchers from three big U.S. universities teamed up to come to the dispiriting conclusion that there could well be a correlation between the amount of time mothers work and how much their kids weigh. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 20, 2006
University of Chicago researchers collected reports on sexual satisfaction across the globe. The U.S. took fifth place. The big loser: Japan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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