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Cholera Plagues Zimbabwe

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2009 Cholera, the scourge of centuries past, has infected 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, dwarfing the body count of the much better publicized swine flu and demonstrating once again the dramatic and tragic inequality of health care in many parts of the developing world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

G-20 vs. 6 Billion

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2009 No matter how trite it has become for the media to focus on the "clashes" and "violence" that have "erupted" at the G-20 demonstrations in London, stories on the economic summit seem to overlook the legitimate concerns that protesters have against the world's 20 largest economies orchestrating macroeconomic policy for the rest of the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ICC’s First Tooth

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2009 The International Criminal Court is getting its teeth, as judges have ordered the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity -- including murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture and rape -- marking the first time the ICC has issued a warrant for a sitting head of state. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rich Nations Truant on Climate Pledges

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 Analysis is finding that, amid the historic neglect that rich nations show toward the poor, developing countries have received less than 10 percent of the funds promised to them by the developed world. This comes as countries in the global south struggle to respond to the myriad concerns about global warming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )