bart plantenga

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Author of three novels, a short story collection, a novella, two wander memoirs: Paris Scratch & NY Sin Phoney in Face Flat Minor among other works. He lives in Amsterdam. Selected publications include: Truthdig,...

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The Cyclepath Diagnosis: A Two-Wheel Solution

bart plantenga / Truthdig May 29, 2024 We need to embrace the health and environmental benefits of biking by making roads less dangerous overall. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Kid Kill Kid Killed

bart plantenga / Truthdig Feb 2, 2024 Guns are now the leading cause of death for kids ages 0-19 in America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Doppelganger in Mind & Conspiracy

bart plantenga / Truthdig Oct 13, 2023 Beware “the mirror world,” a growing right-wing alternate universe of misinformation and conspiracies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Conspiracy’s Aftereffects

bart plantenga / Truthdig Aug 4, 2023 We can’t live with them and we can’t live without them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Trump Elevator & The Distraction Strategy

bart plantenga / Truthdig May 31, 2023 When the spectacle becomes the focus of our attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Eugenics on Repeat

bart plantenga / Truthdig Apr 11, 2023 Are we really back to trying to breed “desirable” traits? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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UNhousing

bart plantenga / Truthdig Feb 26, 2023 Looking for a place to call home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Crime of Prison

bart plantenga / Truthdig Jan 16, 2023 Nearly one out of every 100 Americans is behind bars. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Pollution: Our Criminal Folly

bart plantenga / Truthdig Dec 21, 2022 Every breath we take could be killing us. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Vets Are People Too

bart plantenga / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 Will microdosing finally bring them home? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Art of Documenting the Undocumented

bart plantenga / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 Dutch conceptual artist Domenique Himmelsbach de Vries takes the plight of refugees as his latest project. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

In Amsterdam, Refugees Find Shelter From the Storm

bart plantenga / Truthdig Mar 11, 2016 A life of displacement is hard, some Europeans oppose the influx and the bureaucracy is not all it could be. But small acts of kindness and human connection ease an anxious situation. Here's one volunteer's account from a refugee center. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )