Bobby Bostic’s Injustice: A Cruel and Usual Story

Eleanor Goldfield / Art Killing Apathy Apr 24, 2018 As a 16-year-old, he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for robbery. And the Supreme Court will not review his case to overturn the extreme punishment. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

America’s War on America

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 2, 2017 That sound of doomsday you hear in the distance is not "ka-boom." It's "ka-ching." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Why Jerry Brown’s Rainy Day Fund Is a Bad Idea

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt May 8, 2014 There is no need to sequester funds urgently needed by Main Street to pay for Wall Street’s malfeasance. Californians can have their cake and eat it too -- with a state-owned bank. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Unfriending Your Insurance Premiums

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2010 A British insurance price comparison service is predicting that use of social media could eventually lead to increases in home insurance premiums. Membership on Twitter or Facebook could become just another variable in determining costs, based on fears that such sites let potential criminals know when a user is not at home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

He Was Always Such a Nice Boy

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2009 Often, relatives and acquaintances of the suspect in a notorious case express shock and disbelief when the crime and the alleged perpetrator become publicly linked. The man accused of being the "Craigslist killer," 23-year-old Philip Markoff, is among those who made a positive impression in better times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FCC Cashes In on Spectrum Auction

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2008 After two months and 261 rounds of bidding, the FCC announced Tuesday that it has raised a total of $19.6 billion from the sale of the U.S. wireless spectrum. The revenue, slated to fund "public safety and digital television transition initiatives," is nearly double what Congress had previously estimated for the publicly owned spectrum. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Art Thieves Pull Off Major Heist in Zurich

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 The private collection of famous artworks at Zurich's E.G. Buehrle Collection suddenly became smaller over the weekend, and not at the proprietors' behest. On Sunday, three disguised and armed robbers stole over $160 million worth of artwork by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne and other masters from the Swiss museum. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )