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Courts & Law

Supreme Court 101: What is Judicial Review?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 3, 2023 It's where the high court gets its power—and it's not even mentioned in the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TV Review

Finally, an Amber Alert for Indigenous Women

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Feb 3, 2023 A new Showtime docuseries investigates homicides and disappearances in Indian Country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

What Earl Warren Was Thinking

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 2, 2023 An interview with the jurist whose court presided over the major decisions now being undone by a conservative court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Author Interview

Jim Thorpe’s Path Lit by Lightning

Robin Lindley / History News Network Jan 31, 2023 Biographer David Maraniss Follows Jim Thorpe's 'Path Lit By Lightning" Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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New Mexico Child Care Workers Get State Investment

Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th News Jan 27, 2023 Predominantly Latina child care workers in New Mexico get the state to Invest in their industry. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Biden Administration Unveils Proposed Renter Protection

Truthdig Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2023 The administration says the moves will safeguard renters and promote rental affordability. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Military

Which Veterans Affairs Locations Are Conducting Psychedelic Clinical Trials?

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Jan 24, 2023 For the the first time in nearly half a century, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs has opened a number of its locations for clinical trials of psychedelic drugs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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What It Takes to Build Alaska’s Highways of Ice

Victoria Petersen / High Country News Jan 23, 2023 Frozen rivers are vital transportation routes for communities outside the state’s traditional road system. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Activism

The Worldwide Campaign to Free Julian Assange Is Heating Up

Stephen Rohde / Truthdig Jan 10, 2023 As we enter a new year, Julian Assange remains in a London prison, facing extradition to the United States and 175 years in prison. However, momentum demanding the United States drop the charges against Assange is building. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Investigative Stories

Growing List of Fracking Concerns Now Includes Radioactivity

Justin Nobel / Truthdig Jan 9, 2023 Industry documents and new research suggests the natural gas pipeline system emits significant amounts of radioactivity. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Environment

Puerto Rico Struggles to Adapt to Climate Change

Camile Roldán Soto / Truthdig Dec 22, 2022 Battered by climate change, Puerto Ricans are taking the fight to the polluters as they work to reinforce their island. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Idaho gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy stands in front of an American flag wearing a brown cowboy hat and blue plaid button down shirt with his hands in the air as he speaks emphatically.

Politics

Idaho’s Insurrection Candidate

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Nov 7, 2022 If elected governor, Ammon Bundy has promised to reject federal authority and expel liberals from the Gem State. Like extremists on ballots across the country, he promises trouble — win or lose. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )