Americans Need Leaders Who Understand Their Plight Instead of Denying It

Robert Reich / Truthdig Oct 28, 2014 Call it Empathy Deficit Disorder. Some Democrats have it, but the disorder seems especially widespread among Republicans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Those Budget-Busting, Job-Killing GOP Governors

Joe Conason / Truthdig Oct 3, 2014 Even as Republicans boast of their chances to take over the United States Senate come November, their party's governors across the country are facing dimmer prospects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When Moderates Fight Back

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 9, 2014 The missing component in the machinery of American politics has been moderate-to-liberal Republicanism, and the gears of government are grinding very loudly. You wonder if Kansas and Alaska have come up with a solution to this problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American Catch

By Juliet Eilperin Aug 15, 2014 We are "a seafood debtor nation," with imported seafood gracing more than 85 percent of our plates. Why not embrace the ocean bounty that can still be found off America's shores, Paul Greenberg's book asks. With imported seafood gracing more than 85 percent of our plates, why can't we embrace the ocean bounty that can still be found off America's shores? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Impeach

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Jul 21, 2014 Dig deeper

Death Came by Water, Then by Oil

Greg Palast / Truthdig Mar 28, 2014 It was Good Friday, 50 years ago on March 27, 1964, when an earthquake-spurred tsunami wiped out the Chugach village in Chenega, Alaska. Twenty-five years later, as villagers celebrated the rebuilding of their home, a wave of oil from the Exxon Valdez began to move their way.Fifty years ago a tsunami wiped out the Chugach village. Twenty-five years later, as villagers celebrated the rebuilding of their home, another kind of wave headed their way. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

25 Years After Exxon Valdez, BP Was the Hidden Culprit

Greg Palast / Truthdig Mar 24, 2014 Two decades ago I was the investigator for the legal team that sold you the bullshit on the crackup of the Exxon Valdez Now, on the 25th anniversary of that disaster, and four years after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, the Obama administration has authorized BP to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico -- and it's all set to happen again Now, on the 25th anniversary of that disaster, it's all set to happen again. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Shell Apparently Won’t Drill in the Arctic

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 The giant fossil fuel corporation announced Thursday that it would shelve plans to drill in the Alaskan Arctic in 2014. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Six States Chosen to Test Commercial Drones

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 31, 2013 The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia have been selected to host sites for testing the commercial use of drones. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Apple Maps: The Easiest Way to Crash Into an Airplane

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2013 The iPhone and iPad app has been known to give erroneous directions, but this month it led drivers to near-death situations. On Sept. 6 and 20, Apple maps pointed two cars to cross a runway at Alaska’s Fairbanks International Airport. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Alaska’s Forest Fires Burn More Fiercely

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 27, 2013 Recent fires in the forests of Alaska have been the worst in 10,000 years, and they could happen more frequently elsewhere in the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Heckled During Speech, Warren Lands a Book Deal, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 24, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including why an Oklahoma senator thinks federal disaster relief to his state after a deadly tornado is unnecessary and John McCain gets all maverick-y again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )