Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 20, 2013
In his first interview since being detained and interrogated for nine hours Sunday by British authorities under the Terrorism Act, David Miranda, the partner of the Guardian journalist who broke stories of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency this summer, has accused Britain of a "total abuse of power." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 17, 2013
In the U.K. this summer, airport security machines are detecting a different kind of danger, but these alarms are being intentionally triggered as young girls who suspect they are being taken abroad for a forced marriage place metal spoons in their underwear to alert authorities. The idea was spread by a charity called Karma Nirvana, which serves as a helpline for girls who have been ordered to wed against their wishes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 16, 2013
There may be little the United States can do to end the savage bloodletting in Egypt, but at least our nation can be loyal to its ideals by bearing witness and telling the truth. In this, President Obama has failed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 16, 2013
The horrible bloodshed in Egypt on Wednesday marked a turning point in the country’s modern history, locking it in to years of authoritarian paternalism and possibly violent faction fighting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 15, 2013
About a year has passed since an elderly woman decided to retouch a painting of Christ and ended up disfiguring the religious image. The botched job, which turned into a source of humiliation for Cecilia Gimenez and spurred a series of memes, has become a lucrative endeavor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 15, 2013
The Middle Eastern country’s new leader, Hasan Rowhani, has named law professor Elham Aminzadeh to the influential position of vice president of legal affairs. Aminzadeh earned a Ph.D. in international law from the University of Glasgow and has served in the Iranian parliament. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigAug 15, 2013
George Bush's overwrought and misdirected war against global terror, conceived as a war of the Righteous to destroy Evil, having failed wherever it was launched, has now been reconceived under Barack Obama as a war against political dysfunction. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigAug 14, 2013
The interim Egyptian government has declared a national emergency and killed 149 people, it says, while clearing camps of people protesting its existence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 14, 2013
The South American country was planning to spend $4 billion on 36 fighter jets for its air force in a contract promised to the U.S. Now, President Dilma Rousseff seems to be having second thoughts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 13, 2013
When the U.S. initially invaded Afghanistan, the terms “women’s rights” and “protection” were thrown around as justification for war. More than a decade later, it’s clear little has been done to promote women’s rights in Afghanistan, and the conditions created by military intervention have only worsened the prospects for equality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 12, 2013
The Syrian civil war has given rise to a wave of kidnappings and ransoms as desperate members of the opposition movement struggle to support themselves and their cause, Patrick Cockburn writes at The Independent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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