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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Crossroads: The Military, the Monetary, the Mercenary

bart plantenga / Truthdig Oct 3, 2024 A sonic exploration of the maniac mindset of war profiteers during an oddly usual time of never-ending conflict. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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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 )

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