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Every Human Has a Right to Health and a Healthy Planet (Audio Photo Essay)

Michael Nigro / Truthdig Jun 5, 2018 Dig deeper

This Peaceful Army Can Wage a ‘Revolution of Values’

Michael Nigro and Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jun 4, 2018 The fourth week of the growing Poor People's Campaign kicks off in Lansing, Mich., with protests for universal health care and against ecological devastation. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Fraudulence in Flint: How Suspect Science Helped Declare the Water Crisis Over

Jordan Chariton / Truthdig May 27, 2018 Assurances from the state of Michigan and the Environmental Protection Agency that the city’s water is now safe are questionable at best. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )

The Financial Hardships of Trump’s Friends

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org May 9, 2018 Trumponomics is a thin veneer of an excuse for giving America’s rich, such as billionaire Carl Icahn, whatever they want, while sticking it to everyone else. (At left, a drawing of Icahn.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Starbucks Drama Proves (Again) the Reactionaries Will Be Televised

Teodrose Fikre / Truthdig Apr 21, 2018 Injustice hunting has become the new favorite pastime of Americans instead of addressing the problems at their roots. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Costs of Freedom

By John Laurits / JohnLaurits.com Jan 16, 2018 Americans have been complaining a lot about aid cuts to the nation's needy and the lack of health care. Don't they understand how much it costs to keep using drones to blow up weddings in Yemen? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Michigan Health Director, Four Others Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Flint Water Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2017 The new count, filed after a number of other people had been charged in the case, is the one most closely linked to the human toll of the public health emergency. (Update) The new count, filed after a number of other people had been charged in the case, is the one most closely linked to the human toll of the public health emergency. (Update) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Crisis With No End: Why Flint Is Still the Issue

By Joshua Frank / CounterPunch Mar 15, 2017 The lead in Flint’s water has taken a physical and mental toll on residents, and the water remains tainted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Gradient of Perspective: Exploring Injustice Through Art

By Sam Rodriguez / SV De-Bug Mar 15, 2017 Artists explore unconscious bias and its consequences in a group exhibit in Cupertino, Calif. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Flint Residents Protest Exclusion From Water Quality Meeting

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Jan 11, 2017 Advocates and residents express concern that officials are rushing to declare the city's water supply safe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senate Finally Approves Flint Aid at Expense of the Golden State

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Dec 12, 2016 Michigan action shouldn't come at expense of endangered species protection in California, "but that is the result of the partisan games at play," according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Justice for At-Risk Children of Flint

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Oct 19, 2016 "There must be responsibility to do everything humanly possible to mitigate the damage done to the residents of Flint—especially its children." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )