Trump Is Rebuked for Lashing Out at San Juan’s Mayor

By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Sep 30, 2017 The president argues on Twitter that Carmen Yulin "and others in Puerto Rico" have demonstrated "poor leadership ability" after the devastating hurricane. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s Cruel Indifference to Puerto Rico

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 28, 2017 The president’s slow response to the unfolding humanitarian crisis reflects the whims of American capitalism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

FEMA: Quarter of Florida Keys Homes May Be Ruined

By Freida Frisaro and Martha Mendoza / AP Sep 12, 2017 The Keys appear to be the hardest-hit part of the state. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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At Least 32 Dead After Powerful Earthquake Rocks Southern Mexico

By Christopher Sherman and E. Eduardo Castillo / AP Sep 8, 2017 The magnitude 8.1 temblor hit late Thursday off Chiapas state near the Guatemalan border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Caribbean Islands Brace for Category 5 Hurricane Irma

By Julia Conley / Common Dreams Sep 5, 2017 While news outlets focus on the threat to the southern U.S., environmentalist Bill McKibben underlines the danger in the Caribbean. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Racial Optics for Harvey Different From Katrina’s

By Errin Haines Whack / AP Sep 5, 2017 Because there was no mandatory evacuation, people of all races and classes remained in Harvey's path, not just folks who couldn’t afford to leave. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Photo Op

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Inside Chernobyl: A Legacy of Ruin

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 26, 2016 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the first American journalist to enter the surviving power plant in the former Soviet Union On the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster, he recounts his experience in a Los Angeles Times column first published on April 9, 1987 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer was the first American journalist to enter the surviving power plant in the former Soviet Union. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Flooding

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New York Values: What Tiny Ted Cruz Will Never Get About the Big Town

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jan 16, 2016 Demagogues denigrating New York come and go with boring predictability -- and the nation's greatest city will continue to thrive long after the Texas senator is merely an unpleasant memory. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Filipino Climate Chief: ‘Stop This Madness’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 Yeb Saño choked up while speaking at the international climate conference in Warsaw in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), which is estimated to have killed more than 10,000 people: "I speak for the countless people who will no longer be able to speak for themselves after perishing from the storm." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )