Tech Giants Look the Other Way on Rights Abuses Stemming From Cobalt Mining in Congo

KiMi Robinson / Truthdig Oct 7, 2016 The African country is the world’s largest producer of the mineral—a vital ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, smartphones and laptops. But Congolese are suffering as a result. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Important Anti-War Films That Reveal the Uncensored History of the United States

By Frank Dorrel Sep 27, 2016 The U.S. is addicted to war. Stopping this horrible situation is up to the American people. The way we do this is by getting informed. These documentaries can help. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Letting Tarzan Swing Through History

By Adam Hochschild / TomDispatch Jul 20, 2016 Tarzan’s remarkable foresight in vanquishing the Belgian evildoers before the worst of King Leopold II's reign of terror opens the door for his future films, where our hero stops historical catastrophes in their early stages. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Study Shows Gender Equality Prevailed Among Prehistoric People

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 15, 2015 A review of the way gatherer-hunters live in our own time suggests that the gender inequality observed today did not exist for the vast majority of our evolutionary history. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Migration Is an Act of Desperation, Not a Crime

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 14, 2015 Driven by war and poverty, millions of people are on the move, putting their lives at risk. But rather than explore the reasons, authorities lock them up or threaten them with force. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

CDC Director Compares Ebola Epidemic to AIDS

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 9, 2014 On Thursday, a day after the Ebola virus claimed the first person diagnosed with the disease in the U.S., the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invoked another recent and ongoing health crisis while fundraising in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Don’t We Care About Congo’s Dead?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 16, 2014 What happens when millions of Africans die in a conflict in which some of the world's most desired natural resources are at stake? Very little, it turns out.Is it true that atrocities in Africa garner little international attention because the victims are black? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Doves Rising

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Homophobia: Africa’s Hottest Trend

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2014 It's not just Uganda. The Democratic Republic of the Congo could become the 38th African country to ban homosexuality. A politician in Kenya, meanwhile, is demanding enforcement of a colonial law that criminalizes gay sex. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Horror, the Horror

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Feb 28, 2014 If the Congolese can maintain hope in their horrific circumstances, and journalists like Michael Deibert literally risk their lives to bring us their stories, then it's our human obligation to read them.If the Congolese can maintain hope in horrific circumstances, and journalists like Michael Deibert risk their lives to bring us their stories, then it's our human obligation to read them. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Good News for Pregnant Women in Republic of Congo

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2013 Although more than half of the women in the world who die during childbirth perish in sub-Saharan Africa, the Republic of Congo’s government has efficiently allotted funds toward improving infant delivery conditions. The results have been a 50 percent decrease in maternal deaths in the past 10 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N.-Backed Congolese Troops Accused of Rape

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2010 Rebel militias in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carried out mass rapes in the eastern part of the country in July and August Now UN-backed Congolese "peacekeeping" troops are being accused of murdering and raping villagers in the same area So who are the good guys, again?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )