Truthdigger of the Week: Nelson Mandela

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 10, 2013 It speaks volumes about Nelson Mandela's political transcendence that this former militant socialist was just praised by a conservative like Newt Gingrich as "one of the greatest leaders of our lifetime." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Jeremy Hammond

BLANK Nov 18, 2013 In a statement made Friday just before he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacktivism, Jeremy Hammond confirmed his role as a living martyr for the human cause.Just before he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacktivism, Jeremy Hammond confirmed his role as a living martyr for the human cause. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Trail of Tears

By Ann Jones, TomDispatch Nov 15, 2013 In 2010, I began to follow U.S. soldiers from the battle spaces of Afghanistan to the emergency room of the trauma hospital at Bagram Air Base, where their catastrophic wounds were surgically treated and their condition stabilized. Then I accompanied some of them by cargo plane to Ramstein Air Base in Germany for more surgeries. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Ann Jones

BLANK Nov 10, 2013 Jones' new book, "They Were Soldiers," was written to give veterans and their families alienated and estranged by war a chance to find their way back to one another. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Russell Brand

BLANK Oct 27, 2013 In his recent print and television appearances, British comedian Russell Brand, one of the freest men on Earth, has given the left a priceless opportunity.In his recent print and television appearances, the British comedian, one of the freest men on Earth, has given the left a priceless opportunity. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Quebec Fracking Ban Lawsuit Shows Perils of Free Trade Deals

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 6, 2013 If you read our latest Truthdigger column, you know that certain existing and potential future international trade deals allow private corporations to sue governments for profits they claim to have lost as a result of a nation's laws. Here's an example of such a suit currently filed against Canada. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Laurent Beccaria and Patrick Saint-Exupéry

BLANK Sep 29, 2013 The editor and publisher of the French journal XXI show that in France and America, journalism is not dead -- though the common wisdom is trying to kill it.The editor and publisher of the French journal XXI show that in France and America, journalism is not dead—though the common wisdom is trying to kill it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Michael Hastings

BLANK Jun 23, 2013 Hastings' death is a loss to readers who would have profited from his continued devotion to telling the stories of American politics and the military with fewer inhibitions than lesser reporters.Hastings' death is a loss to readers who would have profited from his continued devotion to telling stories of American power with fewer inhibitions than lesser reporters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Stéphane Hessel

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 14, 2013 Stéphane Hessel, the French-German author of "Indignez-vous" who died in February at age 95, is a towering figure of 20th-century resistance and an example to those who hope to create the future.Stéphane Hessel, the French-German author of "Indignez-vous" who died in February at age 95, is a towering figure of 20th-century resistance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: David Stockman

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 7, 2013 Former Reagan-era budget director David Stockman is under attack by pundits everywhere for confirming that money for Wall Street and nothing for Main Street stands as an upper-class attack on the American public.Former Reagan-era budget director David Stockman is under attack by pundits everywhere for confirming that money for Wall Street and nothing for Main Street are class warfare at its worst. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Edith Windsor

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 31, 2013 Thanks to 83-year-old Edith Windsor, lesbians, gays and their supporters this week got a little closer to having their day in court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 17, 2013 Sen Kirsten Gillibrand told a panel of judge advocate generals that their supposed efforts to resolve the military's sexual abuse crisis were not enough Kirsten Gillibrand told a panel of judge advocate generals that their efforts to resolve the military's sexual abuse crisis were not enough. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )