Africa

Bill Gates Is Not an Expert on Hunger in Africa

Janine Jackson / FAIR Nov 30, 2022 Fifty organizations have written an open letter to Gates, taking issue with his statements on African development. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

US

Mainland Media Fail to Ask Why Puerto Rico Requires ‘Resilience’

James Baratta / Fair Nov 1, 2022 Austerity politics and gentrification tend to slip into the background when it comes to legacy media reporting on Puerto Rico. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Zionist Colonization of Palestine

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 24, 2020 For more than a century Zionists and, later, Israelis have pursued a project to seize and ethnically cleanse Palestinian land. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

A Tool for Dismantling Capitalism Is Hiding in Plain Sight

By Tannara Yelland / Los Angeles Review of Books Oct 18, 2019 Geographer Samuel Stein’s captivating new book is an effort to shift the housing discussion away from urbanism and toward socialism. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Americans Can’t Decolonize Their Holidays Soon Enough

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 10, 2019 Columbus Day is increasingly being replaced by a celebration of indigenous peoples and their central role in our history and in our future. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Does Mauna Kea a Grave Disservice

Julianne Tveten / FAIR Aug 29, 2019 Many news outlets fail to acknowledge that the Hawaiian mobilization stems from a number of concerns as well as a fight against colonialism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 14, 2019 A deep-seated denial about the colonial ideology undergirding gun rights in the U.S. has hampered the left's approach to arms control. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

The Last Battle

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Apr 29, 2019 If we do not join with the Cree and other indigenous peoples to halt oil extraction from tar sands, it will be “game over” for the planet. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Where Is the Spirit of Rebellion?

John Pilger / johnpilger.com Jul 9, 2018 The hidden history of uprisings at a female prison factory in Australia bears similarities to today's events. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media Buries One-State Solution for Palestine and Israel

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Jun 2, 2018 The option for bringing peace and justice to the region is gaining traction, but you might not know it from mainstream news coverage. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says Settlers ‘Tamed a Continent.’ Now for Indigenous People’s Side.

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig May 28, 2018 The president’s statements in a commencement speech perpetuate a cruel, white supremacist version of what happened after Europeans set foot on North America. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Original Sin

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 3, 2018 Our society descended from colonial Virginia's sinister caste system, in which race, class, labor and slavery were inextricably linked. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )