Staff / TruthdigFeb 1, 2016
Plumbers from across Michigan and other states are visiting 800 homes in the city of Flint to make sure residents’ faucets can accommodate water filters being installed to mitigate the city’s ongoing lead crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 2, 2015
He and his wife have announced their intention to give 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable causes over the duration of their lives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 2, 2015
Using ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer and a charity’s own documents, you can make a more informed giving decision. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 29, 2015
Donald Trump talks about a million dollars like it's chump change. So Stephen Colbert is trying to get him to prove that the amount is a pittance to him by doing something only the "Late Show" host could've come up with. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 17, 2015
A House bill is being released Thursday, along with a government report citing a lack of oversight about how the charity spends the millions of dollars donated by Americans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 26, 2015
Support for a universal basic income is growing. In Europe, for example, the Dutch city of Utrecht is about to introduce an experiment that aims “to challenge the notion that people who receive public money need to be patrolled and punished." Here, the political, philosophical and economic arguments are made clear. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 26, 2015
The cardinal sin of many charities is their exoneration of capitalism and capitalists -- people who “make it their business to control what others need for life and a minimum standard of living” -- of responsibility for the suffering that charities and their supporters seek to alleviate, writes philosopher Mathew Snow at Jacobin magazine. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 22, 2015
Figures regarding the United Kingdom's recovering finances fail to account for drastic growth in the number of British citizens resorting to emergency food banks just to get by. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 27, 2014
"The love that Jesus seems to represent, at least in the Bible, is love of people that forces you to reject any system that organizes, orders, and backs with military force a force that oppresses those people," says Rev. David Bullock in a special Christmas episode of The Real News Network's "Reality Asserts Itself." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 26, 2014
Ever wonder why many of our British cousins open gifts on the 26th of December? The answer may be more elusive than you expect. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 26, 2014
An uninterrupted evening with one of history's most moving oratorios lets the heart glimpse the restorative power of truth, forgiveness and unconditional mutual solace. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 6, 2014
Move America Forward has collected millions to send care packages to U.S. troops. But its appeals often rely on images and stories borrowed without permission, and its assets have been used to benefit political consulting firms and PACs. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
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