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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Oct 18, 2013 Dig deeper

By Chip Ward, TomDispatch Jun 25, 2013 At this very moment, John Davis is trekking 6,000 miles through a chain of mountain ranges that stretches like a spine across North America from the Sierra Madres of Mexico through the Rockies of the American West up into Canada. He and his partners along the route are advocating for what they call “landscape connectivity” on a continental scale. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

It Seems Wall Street Is Occupying Us

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 11, 2011 The good news of the day is that Bill Moyers is coming back to television next January. The bad news is that Coca-Cola seems to be winning its battle to fill the Grand Canyon with empty plastic bottles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change and America’s Deadly National Parks

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2011 After learning that tourist deaths in Yosemite National Park increased this season compared with a typical year, Mother Jones reporter Kiera Butler asks whether the events that are rearranging the Earth's climate might be the culprit. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Year’s Call for a Border Reboot

Deanne Stillman / Truthdig Dec 31, 2010 In light of a recent murder, and considering that we are about to ring in a new year, I think the time has come to reframe the border discussion. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Until We Meet Again: Giving Thanks to the American Cowboy

Deanne Stillman / Truthdig Nov 25, 2010 Once upon a time, a cowboy saved my life I think of him in certain moments, at the sight of red rocks, for instance, or the hint of a desert storm Now, the time has come to tell his story I think of him in certain moments, at the sight of red rocks, for instance. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dogma National Park

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2007 If you've been thinking about a vacation to the Grand Canyon but worried someone might try to assault you with information, fear not. Park employees are not allowed to reveal the true age of the formation for fear of offending Christians, and the bookstore features a manuscript claiming the canyon was created during Noah's flood. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )