safety

Airline Close Calls

Dave Granlund Mar 6, 2023 Dig deeper

Drug Testing Plan Considered for Some Food Stamp Recipients

JULIET LINDERMAN and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Apr 11, 2018 If a plan allowing states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing comes to fruition, it will be a win for conservatives seeking ways to curb the safety net program. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

More Bad News About Water Safety Could Affect Millions of Americans

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2016 A new Harvard study reveals excessive levels of toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other ailments. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kids’ Questions on a Lockdown Planet

By Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Dec 23, 2015 I just couldn’t square my son’s loving exuberance and confidence in the people around him with the sheer, teeth-hurting terror of children being stalked by an armed killer through the halls of the Friendship School. How, after all, do you practice for the unthinkable? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Who Turned My Blue State Red?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 22, 2015 Why poor areas vote for politicians who want to slash the safety net. (The explanations might surprise you.) Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Oil Train Safety

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons May 10, 2015 Dig deeper

China’s One-Child Policy and America’s No-More-Child Policy

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Mar 29, 2014 What both the Chinese government’s one-child policy and the U.S.’ no-more-child policy have in common is that both totally disregard the intelligence, the moral agency, and the bodily integrity of women. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hidden Financial Ties Rattle Top Health Quality Group

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2014 Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Food Stamp Cuts

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Nov 10, 2013 Dig deeper

Gun Control

Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China Dec 28, 2012 Dig deeper

Newspaper Draws Criticism for Posting Gun Owners’ Addresses

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 27, 2012 The Journal News, a newspaper that serves New York's lower Hudson Valley, is taking heat for its decision to post a map with the names and addresses of local gun permit holders on its website over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Understanding the Fiscal Cliff (in 2 Minutes 30 Seconds)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 4, 2012 Democrats, here are eight principles to guide you in the coming showdown over the fiscal cliff. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )