Courts & Law

U.S. Continues To Pump Billions Into International Drug War

Mattha Busby / Filter Dec 10, 2024 Since 1971, the U.S. has spent more than $1 trillion on the War on Drugs, through a law enforcement-focused approach that has continued despite evidence it doesn't work. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Media

The Last Days of Mankind

Pankaj Mishra / n+1 Oct 18, 2024 Today, each one of the assumptions that underpinned Western policymaking and journalism for nearly three decades lie shattered. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Environment

Welcome to the New Green Colonialism

John Feffer / TomDispatch Sep 22, 2023 Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The U.S. Border Is Much Bigger Than You Think

Todd Miller / TomDispatch Sep 24, 2019 In a broader sense, it should not solely be considered as the frontiers between the U.S. and its neighbors to the north and south. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

How Mining Corporations Plunder the Global South

By Nate Singham / Independent Media Institute Jun 7, 2019 The process of corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities across the planet. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Bernie Has to Do Better Than This

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Apr 11, 2019 The democratic socialist maintains the United States cannot afford to open its doors to the global poor. He’s wrong—offensively so. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fascism by Another Name

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Mar 12, 2019 In The Atlantic, David Frum argues that liberals must curtail immigration—or authoritarians will. He’s already chosen his side. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Hypocrisies of Trump’s ‘Miniskirt’ Crusade in Afghanistan

Juan Cole / Truthdig Aug 31, 2017 U.S. policy has promoted the economic and religious right. The idea that it has been good for women in the global south is ludicrous. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Oxfam Finds Eight Men’s Wealth Equals That of Half the World’s People

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 16, 2017 "This is the perfect but horribly sad point to make on MLK day," Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer writes in a memo to staff. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Truth About Poverty and How to Address It

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2015 It's high time United Nations agencies and the mainstream media acknowledge the true scale of global poverty and engage in a long overdue public debate on how ambitious and transformative the international development agenda really is. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

As Glaciers Melt in Ecuador, Pope Francis Challenges Technocrats, Touts ‘Keeping’ the Environment

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 8, 2015 Pope Francis continues to preach environmentalism as he addresses crowds in Latin America, a challenging message in poor countries where over-exploitation of natural resources is a constant temptation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Wind Power Rapidly Bringing Clean Electricity to Masses in the Global South

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 16, 2015 Google is in talks to invest in Kenya’s enormous Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, which will cost $700 million. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )