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His 30-year reign in unstable region came to an end in 2011 Arab Spring revolt, which has been followed by years of chaos and uncertainty. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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The national and international action is scheduled to begin Friday—the 45th anniversary of the infamous Attica prison uprising. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Left-leaning parties like the PT face a conundrum in Latin America: that liberalism and its tolerance for political activity offer openings to right-wing parties that have no qualms about exploiting democratic expression in order to quash democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMar 17, 2016
Self-induced abortions are on the rise as ever more restrictive laws threaten to return the nation to the dark days that existed before Roe v. Wade. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Social movements turn issues and demands considered both unrealistic and politically inconvenient into matters that can no longer be ignored. They succeed, that is, by championing the impractical. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMar 4, 2016
The Republican front-runner is providing cover for the worst strains of American demagoguery, and neither the GOP nor the Democratic Party is doing enough to stop him. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 27, 2016
A fundamentalist, upper-caste crackdown on dissent is roiling Indian society. Why should we care? Because it’s spreading to the U.S. by way of Indian-American support of presidential candidate Trump. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 12, 2016
The conflict will be remembered for its horrific death toll and massive refugee exodus. But it will also be remembered as the site of yet another Great Game involving Russia, the West and its allies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigFeb 4, 2016
As we—led by the media—get caught up in what has become the circus of the long primary season, the real and critical news tends to get lost in the fray. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 28, 2016
We assume as a basic human right the easy access to clean water, and for most Americans it flows from the tap whenever we want But as the lead contamination in Michigan shows, we're more vulnerable than we think We assume as a basic human right the easy access to clean water . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 23, 2015
Americans’ discomfort with other peoples' religious faiths goes hand in hand with Islamophobia. Americans’ discomfort with other peoples' religious faiths goes hand in hand with Islamophobia. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 18, 2015
The accord reached at COP21 does not require emission cuts to be made within a framework of climate justice. That is why grass-roots activism is now more important than ever. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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