There Was Another Chemical Leaking From the Freedom Industries Tank
The West Virginia water contamination incident seems to get progressively worse, despite the state's governor telling residents to drink water at their own risk; meanwhile, the U.S. government won't let Israel expand its exports to China. These discoveries and more after the jump.
The West Virginia water contamination incident seems to get progressively worse, despite the state’s governor telling residents to drink water at their own risk; meanwhile, the U.S. government won’t let Israel expand its exports to China. These discoveries and more below.
On a regular basis, Truthdig brings you the news items and odds and ends that have found their way to Larry Gross, director of the USC Annenberg School for Communication. A specialist in media and culture, art and communication, visual communication and media portrayals of minorities, Gross helped found the field of gay and lesbian studies.
Oh, By the Way, Says Freedom Industries, There Was a Second Chemical Leaking From That Tank Federal and state investigators learned today that an additional chemical that wasn’t previously identified was in the tank that leaked on Jan. 9 at the Freedom Industries tank farm just upstream from West Virginia American Water’s regional drinking water intake.
W. Virginia Gov on Drinking the Water: ‘It’s Your Decision…I’m Not a Scientist’ The ban has been lifted on all of West Virginia American Water’s customers to use and drink their water.
Learning from the Defeat of Monsanto in Córdoba The multinationals can be defeated only if there exists a powerful social movement, supported by a significant portion of the population.
Netanyahu vs. the Spooks Right-wing Israeli politicians like to boast about their country’s famed intelligence service, but they’ve gotten good at ignoring it when it tells them things they don’t want to hear.
Washington Gets in the Way of Israel’s High-Tech Exports to China Israel’s efforts to expand economic ties with China are being stymied by the United States.
More Competition for Online Certificate Students An online course provider will this spring introduce bundles of courses created by top-tier universities that can be completed for certificates.
Esquire’s Astoundingly Homophobic ‘Looking’ Review Expects Gay Men to Be ‘Mincing’ HBO’s “Looking,” which debuted over the weekend, was extremely unusual — a program about and created by gay men.
WAIT BEFORE YOU GO...This year, the ground feels uncertain — facts are buried and those in power are working to keep them hidden. Now more than ever, independent journalism must go beneath the surface.
At Truthdig, we don’t just report what's happening — we investigate how and why. We follow the threads others leave behind and uncover the forces shaping our future.
Your tax-deductible donation fuels journalism that asks harder questions and digs where others won’t.
Don’t settle for surface-level coverage.
Unearth what matters. Help dig deeper.
Donate now.
Interview
Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the BDS movement, talks about its history and the hope that it will one day become unnecessary.
Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
Middle East
Iran’s missiles caused many Israelis to feel existential fear for the first time. Even if the ceasefire holds, a shattered immunity lingers.
Editorial Cartoons
Military
The rhetoric around Iran echoes Iraq in 2003. But a more apt comparison is NATO’s 2011 campaign against Libya.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.