Robert Reich: Trump’s Attacks on Warren Can’t Be Tolerated

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 13, 2019 The Massachusetts senator sees her Native heritage as a point of pride, while the president treats it as a punchline. We can't let him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Illegal Abortions Exact a High Toll Among African Women

Mamofuta Kale / Truthdig Jan 29, 2019 Unsafe procedures are killing women at high rates, and U.S. policy is part of the problem. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Illegal Abortions Exact a High Toll Among African Women

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U.S. Sends Troops for Possible ‘Violent’ Congo Vote Protests

Mathilde Boussion / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2019 The nation could see its first peaceful transfer of power since its independence in 1960, but observers worry about election irregularities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Pharma, Bad Policy Are Keeping the World From Ending AIDS

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Nov 28, 2018 Dec. 1 marks the 30th World AIDS Day—and despite leaps forward in medicine and awareness in affluent parts of the world, it’s still a big problem elsewhere. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Ugly Truth About the U.S.-Saudi Arms Deals

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Nov 5, 2018 Donald Trump maintains that weapons manufacturers generate 1 million jobs. A new Reuters report suggests that number is wildly overstated. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Child Brides in Lesotho Lose Their Youth and Their Future

Mamofuta Kale / Truthdig Oct 26, 2018 Forced into early marriages, teenage girls drop out of school and endure domestic violence, early pregnancy and exposure to HIV. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Could Trump Take Down the American Empire?

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Oct 2, 2018 The president’s stances on many matters are precarious to say the least, but his unorthodox approaches on foreign policy merit attention. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

ICE Deports African Man Who Escaped Ethnic Cleansing

Laura C. Morel / Reveal Sep 26, 2018 Seyni Malick Diagne is one of dozens of Mauritanians forced out of the U.S. despite calls from human rights organizations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

African Feminists Emphasize Key to Global Peace

H. Patricia Hynes / Truthdig Sep 25, 2018 Our planet's fate is tied to the status of women, whose revolutions have freed and saved the lives of millions without weapons, without fists, without a drop of blood spilled. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

In Congo, Ebola Is Spreading

SALEH MWANAMILONGO and CARLEY PETESCH / The Associated Press May 17, 2018 In a worrying shift, the outbreak has now reached a city, where the infection is more easily passed on. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

More Variable Climate Means a Less Just World

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 8, 2018 A more variable climate spells another injustice in a warming world, with the poorest people likely yet again to feel the heat most intensely. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )