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Anti-Semitism Rises in Europe as Memories of the Holocaust Decline: Report

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Nov 27, 2018 A quarter of poll respondents believe Jews have too much influence in wars, business and finance. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton’s Migration Remarks Trigger Widespread Outrage

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Nov 23, 2018 In a new interview with The Guardian, the former presidential candidate makes a confounding case for Europe to curb immigration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

After #MeToo Comes #MeTwo: Germans Take On Everyday Racism

KIRSTEN GRIESHABER / The Associated Press Jul 30, 2018 The hashtag becomes a rallying point for scores of second- and third-generation immigrants in the European country, who are taking to Twitter to share their accounts of everyday racism and how they still struggle to be accepted as Germans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Local N.Y. Media Wrongly Pushes for Gang Databases

Josmar Trujillo / FAIR Jul 8, 2018 New York City dailies play fast and loose with the inflammatory term “gang” and defer to questionable police tactics, just as they did with "stop and frisk" policies. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Was It Wrong to Refuse Sarah Huckabee Sanders Service?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 25, 2018 The White House press secretary complained on Twitter about not being served at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Building on Our Poor People’s Campaign Coverage

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2018 Our reader-funded project to launch coverage of this important movement has been a success. Now we need your help to keep documenting activism across the nation in this historic moment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jewish Supporters of Trump Put Democracy at Risk

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 5, 2018 Their backing of a president who orders toxic treatment of immigrants betrays the history of a country that welcomed their forebears from oppressive regimes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politics

Documenting the Poor People’s Campaign

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2018 Activists and civil rights advocates from across the nation have joined to create a new movement that is reigniting Martin Luther King's 1968 effort to fight racism, militarism and materialism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Poor People’s Campaign: A Struggle Rising From the Streets

Staff and Michael Nigro / Truthdig May 21, 2018 The second week of the campaign kicks off in Chicago, under the theme "Linking Systemic Racism and Poverty." But police are using an unconventional tactic to prevent a movement from building. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )