California’s Rich Are Buying Their Own Firefighters

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Oct 28, 2019 As wildfires rage, climate change exacerbates wealth inequality. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cyntoia Brown, Symbol of Unfair Sentencing, Is Freed From Prison

JONATHAN MATTISE / The Associated Press Aug 7, 2019 She won clemency after celebrities rallied for her release as she served a life sentence for killing a man who picked her up for sex at 16. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Makes an Immigrant Good?

Simon Lee / Los Angeles Review of Books Apr 13, 2019 A new collection of essays responds to some of the more egregious, xenophobic rhetoric employed in the U.S. while offering a range of reflections and experiences associated with immigration. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

California Gov. Brown Orders New DNA Tests in Kevin Cooper Case

KATHLEEN RONAYNE and DON THOMPSON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dec 24, 2018 Death row inmate Cooper and his attorneys say the tests will show he was framed for the killings of four people in 1983. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America’s Children Face Income Inequality Unseen in Generations

Paul Buchheit / Common Dreams Dec 10, 2018 As much as one-third of the nation's wealth—approximately $30 trillion—will be handed down, almost exclusively to the top 20 percent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kanye West Makes Bizarre Appearance at Oval Office

By CATHERINE LUCEY / Associated Press Oct 12, 2018 During a meeting with the president, the pop star praises Trump's "male energy" and pitches a new campaign slogan for 2020. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Filmmaker-Photographer Lauren Greenfield on Rise of ‘Generation Wealth’ and Fall of the Empire

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jul 19, 2018 Her latest documentary looks at the pathology of greed and fame. “I thought the financial crash was going to teach us," she says. "And yet a lot of people went right back to living the same way as they had before.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Test the DNA of Kevin Cooper, Says Kim Kardashian West to Jerry Brown

Narda Zacchino Jun 16, 2018 The reality star pleads with the California governor, via tweet, to give death row inmate Kevin Cooper the tests he has been denied, tests that could prove his innocence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Commutes Kardashian-Backed Drug Offender’s Sentence

ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jun 6, 2018 Alice Marie Johnson, 63, has served more than 20 years for cocaine trafficking. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West championed her cause in a recent visit to the White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Man Sent Back to Prison After Receiving Commutation

Emily Wells / Truthdig Jun 1, 2018 Matthew Charles, although he committed no new crime, is back behind bars, and his case is generating a widespread demand for his release. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

While Celebrating Caitlyn, Let’s Not Overlook the Wider Realities of Trans People’s Lives

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 3, 2015 To tell Caitlyn’s story with care is to demand justice for trans people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reality TV on the SAT

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2011 Figuring in among the many gauges of intelligence on this year's SAT is one that raised a controversy for reasons beyond the usual critique that the infamous test for college candidates favors certain populations with access to a particular kind of knowledge and training . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )