Staff / TruthdigDec 14, 2011
John McCain and several other senators are trying to pass a measure to include the United States as part of the battlefield in the "war on terror," allowing the U.S. military to jail American citizens without a trial; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated to an enemy of public education; meanwhile, David Cameron was trying to blackmail the rest of Europe. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigDec 7, 2011
The extent to which the economic policy of nations is made on the basis of misinformation or wishful thinking is not generally recognized. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 1, 2011
Facebook and Twitter posts have been used to expel liberal students from universities in the Middle East; a neo-Nazi terror cell is evidence of Germany's deep-rooted xenophobia; and readings of the New Testament reveal that Apostle Paul did not denounce homosexuality. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 27, 2011
The violent police assaults in response to the Occupy movement are proof that Occupy has hit a political nerve; Britain is preparing for the demise of the euro; meanwhile, the student wing of Occupy tries to encourage higher education. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 7, 2011
After his ill-conceived eleventh-hour referendum idea fell through last week, the thread from which Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou was dangling effectively snapped By Sunday, it was apparent that Papandreou was ready to accept defeat (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2011
This week's European crisis summit in Brussels has produced an agreement in an effort to mitigate what was looking like an inevitable economic catastrophe, judging by the dire situation in Greece and elsewhere in the eurozone. By Thursday, international markets were registering the results. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2011
Greece is hanging by a thread, and its European neighbors scrambled to avoid a similar fate, and stave off even harder times for the Greeks, by holding a summit in Brussels on Wednesday. Here's a look at a couple of action items on the busy agenda for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon … (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 21, 2011
After more than 40 years and 800 deaths, the Basque separatist terrorist organization ETA has "decided on the definitive cessation of its armed activity," according to a statement published by the BBC. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 21, 2011
While the international media zoomed in on Libya on Thursday, another important story was unfolding in Athens, where two days of strikes and protests failed to sway parliament members from passing a bill of austerity measures the Greek government insisted was necessary to avoid an even more catastrophic economic mess. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 11, 2011
British Prime Minister David Cameron and four of the country's Internet service providers are bending over backwards to accommodate parents concerned with the allegedly corrosive influence of titillating adverts and porn sites on youth, because teenagers never thought about sex before billboards were invented. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 6, 2011
Twitter is trying to become a profitable business; the Pentagon is giving Afghanistan's riches to China; and Icelanders are egging their leaders. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 21, 2011
The demise of the European Union has begun with riots; scholars afraid of repression are creating alternate Internets; meanwhile, the Occupy Wall Street protests are starting to get some traction with the mainstream. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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