Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigDec 24, 2013
Mikhail Kalashnikov is dead 64 years after creating the AK-47, a gun so simple, cheap and effective, it continues to be the weapon of choice for the world's killers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigNov 7, 2013
A source tells The Wall Street Journal that Germany's handling of 1,400 works of art discovered in an apartment may be in violation of international protocol. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 15, 2013
When we think of the Second World War, of course the immense human devastation and suffering comes to mind. And yet, a widely forgotten fact is that domestic animals were some of the first British victims of the brutal conflict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 2, 2013
Veterans in the nation's capital aren't letting a little government shutdown get in the way of their visit to war memorials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 10, 2013
The comedian, who received the ironically titled Oracle Award from GQ last week, went on to poke fun at his hosts, the fashion world and event sponsor Hugo Boss, who made the Nazis "look fucking fantastic." He was banned from the afterparty. Judging by this video of his speech, Brand probably welcomed the disinvitation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigAug 6, 2013
August 6 marks 68 years since the United States committed what is arguably the single gravest act of terrorism that the world has ever known. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Richard Reeves / TruthdigJul 3, 2013
In the days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began arresting, without charges, Japanese immigrants in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii who were on government lists as possible threats to national security. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMay 14, 2013
It turns out America hasn't cornered the market on reprehensible politicians. The mayor of Osaka, Japan's third-largest city, just said the 200,000 female slaves who were forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II were part of a "necessary" system. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Richard Schickel / TruthdigDec 6, 2012
What makes "Hyde Park on Hudson" a good deal more than delightful is its lightly touched seriousness of purpose. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 12, 2012
While Americans paused Tuesday to reflect on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 and the loss of nearly 3,000 innocent lives, the National Archives has released new evidence of Washington's cover-up of an atrocity 72 years ago that killed more than seven times as many people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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