Doomsday Clock Puts World Risk at 65-Year High

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 27, 2018 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sees increased threats to global survival from nuclear weapons and climate change—and President Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Is the Hawaii ‘Button Pusher’ Not Cooperating in Investigations?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 26, 2018 The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who sent out a false missile alert refuses to talk to the FCC or internal investigators. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Fears the Possibility of Nuclear War

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 The world now stands "at the very limit," said the leader of the Catholic Church. "I am really afraid of this.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Preparing for Doomsday: A Shelter-in-Place Mentality Is the New American Normal

By William Astore / TomDispatch Jul 14, 2017 A former Air Force software engineer writes about his time living underground in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, America’s nuclear command center. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Time to Rekindle the ‘Spirit of Glassboro’

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jun 28, 2017 Fifty years after the Glassboro Summit between President Johnson (pictured right) and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, we should question the wisdom of leaders averse to any U.S.-Russia detente. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig Apr 29, 2017 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trump’s Decision to Attack Syria Increases the Risk of World War III

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 10, 2017 Russia-baiting has given the president huge incentives to prove he is not Vladimir Putin's flunky and boosted the odds of a showdown between the world's two nuclear superpowers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: Why Trump Is Pushing the Doomsday Clock to the Brink of Midnight

By David Gibbs / AlterNet Apr 3, 2017 The linguist and political commentator discusses the U.S. president, Russia, history and the future in a recent interview. (Pictured, two scientists at a Jan. 26 news conference.) Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )

Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Prospects for Survival

By Noam Chomsky / TomDispatch Jun 13, 2016 For nearly 70 years, security for the human population has not been a leading concern of policymakers. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz: Rosie-Trump Feud Advances Doomsday Clock

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Jan 20, 2007 The satirist reports on a potential wellspring of the apocalypse. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Doomsday Clock Nears Midnight

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2007 On Wednesday the "doomsday clock" ticked two minutes closer to midnight as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists assessed threats from nuclear proliferation and global warming. Meant to signify humanity's proximity to a major global catastrophe, the clock is currently set to 11:55 p.m. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )