Tragic Numbers

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Sep 10, 2015 With the publication of the incredibly powerful photograph of Aylan Kurdi, the boy who drowned while fleeing the fighting in Syria, let’s hope the world pays attention to that awful war for more than one news cycle. Dig deeper

Why Are We Ignoring the War on Yemen?

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Aug 20, 2015 Key human rights groups have warned about war crimes and mass starvation in the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war on Yemen. But almost as stunning as the atrocities there is the silence of politicians and the public. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Quarantine Borders

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Oct 28, 2014 Dig deeper

Truthdiggers of the Week: Frontline Ebola Responders

BLANK Oct 19, 2014 Doctors Without Borders was on the scene in West Africa six months before the U.N. declared the outbreak a "threat to international peace and security." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The World Is Losing the Battle to Contain’ Ebola

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 3, 2014 The world's leading medical organizations are sounding the alarm over an outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has now spread to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Of the 3,500 confirmed cases, 1,500 people have died. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doctors Without Borders, With a Film Crew

Emily Wilson / Truthdig Jun 10, 2010 Mark Hopkins, the director of the new documentary “Living in Emergency,” about the international humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières -- Doctors Without Borders -- compares the group to the Special Forces. Not many people get accepted to the program, and of those who are, few go on to do a second mission. Mark Hopkins, the director of the new documentary “Living in Emergency,” about the international humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières -- Doctors Without Borders -- compares the group to the Special Forces. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Haiti Death Toll Could Figure in Hundreds of Thousands

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 As rescue teams and aid groups rush to help the injured and displaced -- and to tend to the dead -- after Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti, officials from the Caribbean nation estimated Wednesday that the number of casualties could exceed 100,000, even by a large margin. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Becoming What We Seek to Destroy

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 11, 2009 The bodies of dozens, perhaps well over a hundred, women, children and men, their corpses blown into bits of human flesh by iron fragmentation bombs dropped by U.S. warplanes in a village in the western province of Farah, illustrates the futility of the Afghan war. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

‘Plumpynut’ to the Rescue

Staff / Truthdig Oct 28, 2007 The Doctors Without Borders relief organization has whipped up an ingenious (and, apparently, tasty) lifesaving food product called Plumpynut, a nutritionally enriched mixture of peanut butter, powdered milk and sugar, along with other simple ingredients -- and it's already working wonders on malnourished children around the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Guantanamo on (Iranian) TV

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2007 Sometimes the best way to tell what other nations think of the U.S. is to see how Americans are depicted in entertainment products. Judging by this translated excerpt from the Iranian television drama "Guantanamo" (granted, subject matter must also weigh heavily in the equation), our international PR leaves a lot to be desired. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Diverse Picture in French Cabinet

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2007 Newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy has made something of a splash with his new cabinet. Seven of the government's 15 ministers will be women. Bernard Kouchner, the socialist founder of Doctors Without Borders, will serve as the conservative government's foreign minister. Justice Minister Rachida Dati is France's first senior cabinet official with an ethnic minority background. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )