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Japan Rocked by 7.1 Quake

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2011 This time, fears of another devastating tsunami were thankfully unfounded after another big earthquake -- a 7.1 this time -- shook Japan late Thursday, but workers at the trouble-plagued Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant didn't take any chances. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Progress, but More Worry, at Japanese Plant

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2011 Although a stopgap measure has apparently plugged the leak in Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, keeping more radioactive water from spilling into the Pacific, the crisis has shifted over to Reactor 1, which could be headed for a blowup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NATO Boosts Bombing Amid Rebel Complaints

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2011 After a lull in the bombing -- and some very public criticism by the rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi -- NATO is once again ramping up its airstrikes on Libya, to the tune of 137 flights Monday, 186 on Tuesday and 198 planned for Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Assangination’: From Character Assassination to the Real Thing

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 15, 2010 Despite being granted bail, WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange remains imprisoned in London. Politicians and commentators, meanwhile, have been repeatedly calling for Assange to be killed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Leaks Suggest Iran Is Now Winning in the Middle East

Juan Cole / Truthdig Dec 7, 2010 Iran is winning and Israel is losing That is the startling conclusion we reach if we consider how things have changed in the Middle East in the two years since most of the WikiLeaks State Department cables about Iran’s regional difficulties were written That is the startling conclusion we reach if we consider how things have changed since most of the leaked cables about Iran’s regional difficulties were written. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cultural Rebirth in the Old World

William Pfaff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2010 All of the populated (or formerly populated) world possesses its own past in ruined or replicated or restored form, capable of generating awe among the people of our time. But some live on because the crafts of the past continue to provide sustenance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Britain’s Modern Bride

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Nov 19, 2010 Judging by England's biggest engagement, relationships have come a long way in the royal family. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Rest of Europe Isn’t Happy With France and Germany

William Pfaff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2010 The European Union's leaders, Germany and France, decided Oct. 30 to try to change the EU's Lisbon Treaty. This is a highly charged and divisive move. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Shifting Balance of Power

William Pfaff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 An epoch of Western world political domination is coming to an end. This is not simply an end to imperialism (new or old), but quite possibly the beginning of a probably long decline in the West's primacy in industry, technology and scientific innovation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Beyond Kingmaker: Moqtada al-Sadr and the Future of Iraq

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Oct 25, 2010 Moqtada al-Sadr's ability to influence Iraq's political affairs has earned him the title "kingmaker," but his true aspiration is to be king He stands a reasonable chance of succeeding. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

French Demonstrations Mark the End of an Era

William Pfaff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2010 It is not pension claims that are driving the current political uproar. It is popular fury at the people who created the present economic crisis and have been rewarded, with everyone else left to face the consequences. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Tears of Gaza Must Be Our Tears

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Aug 9, 2010 Muslim, Christian or Jew, we ignore this suffering at the peril of our own humanity. As Rachel Corrie wrote in her last letter to her parents, "I could live a comfortable life and possibly, with no effort at all, exist in complete unawareness of my participation in genocide."Muslim, Christian or Jew, we ignore this suffering at the peril of our own humanity. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )