White House Considering Dramatic Expansion of Travel Ban

JONATHAN LEMIRE, LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2020 An announcement is expected to coincide with the third anniversary of Trump's first travel ban, which sparked massive protests and chaos. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Shame on the Supreme Court for Upholding Trump’s Muslim Ban

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Jul 3, 2018 The court's ruling ignores international law. The ban violates two treaties: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Supreme Court, the Muslim Ban and Trump’s Ugly Abyss of Racism

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 28, 2018 The highest court in the U.S. delivers a tsunami of decisions, most of which leave no doubt about its fiercely right-wing orientation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Allows Full Enforcement of Trump Travel Ban

By MARK SHERMAN / The Associated Press Dec 4, 2017 The justices, voting 7 to 2, say the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Federal Judge Blocks Latest Version of Trump Travel Ban

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher / AP Oct 18, 2017 The revised order "suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor," U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson writes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Drought-Stricken African Region May Finally Bloom, Thanks to Incoming Monsoon

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jul 8, 2017 European scientists say there is hope that a parched swath of Africa could suddenly start to receive heavy seasonal rainfall. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An End to Impunity for Dictators—and Their Backers—Makes the World Safer

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 2, 2016 It was a bad week for dictators, and a good one for international justice. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chibok Girls Remembered, One Year On

China Okasi / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 The loss of hundreds of schoolgirls to Boko Haram has shown that in Nigeria, the powerful care nothing about the powerless until an international tragedy embarrasses them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will Boko Haram Cause Nigeria’s North and South to Separate?

China Okasi / Truthdig Mar 16, 2015 Thanks to the Islamist extremist group, old north-versus-south sentiments now threaten to split the regions that had found solidarity against an incompetent government. The upshot could be more terrorism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Outpost That Doesn’t Exist in the Country You Can’t Locate

By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Nov 21, 2014 Recent contracting documents indicate that the U.S. military is building something in Chad. Not a huge facility, not a mini-American town, but a small camp. The revelation suggests yet another potential source of blowback from America’s efforts in Africa which have backfired, gone bust, and sown strife. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

U.S. Steps Up Effort to Find Nigerian Girls

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2014 The United States deployed 80 military personnel to Chad on Wednesday to help find 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, as Nigeria probed its deadliest attack ever, two car bombings in the city of Jos, with the militant group the main suspect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nigerian Parents Say Boko Haram Video Confirms Worst ‘Fears’ About Abducted Girls

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2014 Nigerian parents on Tuesday said their worst fears about their daughters' fates had been confirmed after Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, threatened to sell the hostages as "slaves." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )