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The Uncounted

Betsy Ladyzhets, Rachel Monahan and Shaena Montanari / Texas Observer Dec 30, 2022 People of color are dying at much higher rates than covid data suggests. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Court to President: Blocking Twitter Critics Is Unconstitutional

LARRY NEUMEISTER / The Associated Press Jul 9, 2019 According to the ruling, using a social media account for official purposes and then excluding critics violates free speech. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Climate Change Tied to Accelerating Economic Inequality

Dmitri Lascaris / The Real News Network May 1, 2019 A new study from Stanford University finds that rich countries have gotten richer as poorer nations have born the brunt of global warming. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Mention of Climate Change Scrubbed From National Parks Report

Elizabeth Shogren / Reveal Sep 10, 2018 An investigation reveals officials were instructed to remove language the Trump administration regarded as "sensitive." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 80

JOHN HEILPRIN and FRANCIS KOKUTSE / The Associated Press Aug 18, 2018 Annan was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become its first black African leader. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Judge Rules That Trump Can’t Block Twitter Critics

LARRY NEUMEISTER / The Associated Press May 23, 2018 Her decision stops short of ordering the president to quit preventing critics from viewing his Twitter account, saying it is enough to point out that his practice is unconstitutional. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Cult of Violence Always Kills the Left

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Apr 16, 2018 In an interview, Mark Rudd looks back with regret on his advocacy of violence as a young radical, and he offers up some advice for today’s activists: “The thing about nonviolence is that it works.” Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Columbia Becomes the First Major University to Divest From For-Profit Prison Companies

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 25, 2015 Though it's questionable why Columbia University decided to buy more than 230,000 shares of the biggest private prison company in the U.S. in the first place, on Monday it announced it not only gave up those shares but that it will no longer invest in such businesses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Congress Delays Funding for Rape Kit Processing as Victim Drags Mattress in Search of Justice

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 25, 2014 While Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz started her now well-known protest weeks before Congress decided to postpone funding to help rape victims, the student's performance art can also be seen as a metaphor for the struggle other rape victims face in their search for justice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Government Efforts to Treat PTSD Are for Naught

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 There is little evidence that the billions of dollars spent each year to treat military service members and veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder are having their intended effects, a new report commissioned by Congress finds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s War on American Universities

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 17, 2014 Israel and its supporters are overseeing a nationwide crusade to silence and ban student groups challenging that nation's official narrative about the Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

New York City’s Summers May Heat Up

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 24, 2013 Cities are liable to heat up much more than open countryside as the climate warms, and in the case of New York City, this could mean a big increase in heat-related deaths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )