Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 29, 2014
In country after country, the hallmarks of democracy are being dangerously subverted and co-opted by powerful elites. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Kieran Cooke, Climate News NetworkMay 29, 2014
Matches in the football World Cup, which kicks off in Brazil in two weeks, could be hit as the country’s worst drought in decades is severely reducing hydropower energy supplies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BLANKMay 26, 2014
By burning up to $500 million worth of student debt contracts held by a corrupt, for-profit university, the Chilean artist reminds us of the virtue of principled anger. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 22, 2014
Sportswriter Dave Zirin tackles the growing unrest in Brazil in which thousands of police officers have joined bus drivers for day two of a massive strike in São Paulo, just weeks before the World Cup -- one of the sports world's biggest spectacles -- is set to begin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 22, 2014
"This is my act of love for you," activist Francisco Tapia, aka Papas Fritas, tells students of the Universidad del Mar in a YouTube video that's gone viral. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 17, 2014
When Brazil was awarded the 2014 soccer World Cup, it seemed a no-brainer that it would please the nation known as the most skilled and passionate in the world at “the beautiful game.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 6, 2014
The World Health Organization warned Monday that polio has re-emerged as a public health emergency, after new cases of the crippling disease began surfacing and spreading across borders from countries such as Syria and Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 18, 2014
The writer, who is considered by many to be the creator of magical realism, died Thursday in Mexico where he'd lived for 30 years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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