Crisis of Capitalism

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2010 Today's list features an amazing animation on the crisis of capitalism, a dispatch from a Gulf Coast media felon and a debate on the ownership of breasts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

BP Lays Out Latest Oil-Recovery Scheme

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2010 So, British Petroleum rolled out a new and ambitious oil-recovery plan on Monday, claiming it will increase its capturing capacity to at least 40,000 barrels a day by month's end. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oil Spill ‘Threatens Our Way of Life’

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2010 In a rhetorical move that indirectly, and probably unintentionally, compares the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to terrorism, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has said the growing slick "threatens our way of life" as it encroaches upon the state's coastline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oil Rig Explosion Injures 7 Off Louisiana

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2010 At least seven people were injured and 11 went missing Tuesday night after an explosion went off on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the coast of Louisiana. But by late Wednesday morning, the missing workers were reportedly located on a lifeboat, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Emergency in San Francisco Bay

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2007 On Friday, a full two days after a container ship rammed into San Francisco's Bay Bridge and began spilling oil into the bay, Coast Guard authorities were doing damage control on their own behalf as the slick continued to spread. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Twenty Haitians Dead in Capsize Tragedy

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2007 A boat carrying about 150 Haitians capsized near the Turks and Caicos Islands in the early hours of Friday. Local police had tallied 20 fatalities later in the day, but the U.S. Coast Guard was still on the case, hunting for dozens still missing after about 70 had been rescued. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Warnings on Terrorist Infiltration of UAE Never Addressed

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2006 We learned last week that the Coast Guard had warned of terrorist infiltration of the UAE, the country angling to take over control of major U.S. ports. The White House assured us that those warnings had been addressed. Now Sens. Collins and Lieberman are charging in a sharply worded letter that the warnings were never addressed. How many more lies will emerge from the murky depths of this port-deal fiasco? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dubai: Great Theater

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 It's the season's big hit, a zany farce with pompous officials in the Bush administration and their hysterical courtiers in the mass media asserting positions that are patently absurd but hilarious to watch. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coast Guard Had Security Qualms on Port Deal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 The Coast Guard warned weeks ago that it couldn't be sure that the UAE wasn't supporting terrorists. The disclosure came during Monday's hearings about the Arab country's attempts to take over control of major U.S. ports. Check out the unclassified Coast Guard document. Wanna know why 64% of people disapprove of this deal? Consider how much time and energy Bush & Co. have spent scaring the American public with "what if" scenarios about Arab threats (see: Saddam). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Alternative Perspectives on the Port Deal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2006 With both Republicans and Democrats attacking the White House over its proposed port deal with the United Arab Emirates, it's worth noting that many people feel that the issue of port ownership is either irrelevant to national security (in the New York Times), symptomatic of xenophobic rage (Andrew Sullivan) or just plain opportunistic politics (Think Progress). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )