Powerful Quakes Buckle Alaska Roads, Trigger Tsunami Warning

RACHEL D'ORO and DAN JOLING / The Associated Press Nov 30, 2018 Earthquakes of 7.0 and 5.8 rock buildings in Anchorage, and briefly trigger a warning to residents of Kodiak, Alaska, to flee to higher ground. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Alaska ‘Gets the Shaft’ From Canada’s Mining Industry

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Nov 7, 2018 Disasters in British Columbia, where many Canadian mines are located, can have devastating effects downstream. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Complete Collapse of Congress as a Democratic Institution

Derek Willis / ProPublica, Paul Kane / The Washington Post Nov 5, 2018 Far from what our Founding Fathers envisioned, the legislative branch has become a junior partner to the executive, a new study finds. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Collins, Manchin Back Kavanaugh; Confirmation Appears Certain

LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Oct 5, 2018 The announcements by Sens. Susan Collins and Joe Manchin are expected to deal a fatal blow to the opposition, but Democrats are still pressing the fight. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

San Francisco Embraces Amsterdam-Style Marijuana Lounges

PAUL ELIAS / The Associated Press Mar 15, 2018 Only California permits marijuana smoking at pot retailers with specially designed lounges. Unsurprisingly, San Francisco is the trailblazer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Aftershocks Follow Alaska Earthquake

The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 A magnitude 7.9 temblor strikes off an island in the Gulf of Alaska. No injuries are reported, and a tsunami warning is canceled after a few hours. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Interior Secretary Accused of Engaging in ‘Political Blackmail’ After Senator’s Trumpcare Vote

By Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jul 28, 2017 Critics chastise Ryan Zinke for allegedly targeting Sen. Lisa Murkowski as payback for her refusal to go along with the GOP's health care plan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Navy’s Anti-Environmental Broadside in the Gulf of Alaska

By Dahr Jamail / TomDispatch Apr 11, 2017 In May, U.S. warships will sail to the gulf and engage in activities that could poison those once-pristine waters. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Global ‘Compost Bomb’ Slowly Detonates as Previously Frozen Soil ‘Breathes Out’ Greenhouse Gases

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 29, 2016 Warming is causing soil-based microorganisms to release carbon dioxide in a potentially catastrophic process that could add at least as much carbon to the atmosphere as the fossil fuel industry emitted in the mid-20th century, a study finds. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Gets Big Boost With Landslide Wins in Washington, Alaska, Hawaii Caucuses (Updated)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 27, 2016 The Vermont senator remains an underdog in the Democratic race, but he still likes his chances to capture the nomination over Hillary Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sarah Palin Takes the GOP Campaign to New Lows

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 22, 2016 Palin's endorsement of front-runner Donald Trump this week was a master class in surrealist poetry. Geniuses of the Dada movement would have been humbled by her obliteration of the bourgeois concept we call logic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Oil Industry Lobbyists Played the Long Game to Access a Fuel-Rich Corner of Alaskan Wilderness

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2015 The story of how the oil company ConocoPhillips overcame years of resistance from courts, native Alaskans, environmental groups and several federal agencies reveals the truth about how Washington really works. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )