Emma Niles / TruthdigSep 2, 2017
Oil refineries and petrochemical plants in Houston report the release of more than 2,700 tons of additional pollution—a result of Hurricane Harvey's damage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 30, 2017
Policies by some who have joined the Trump administration made Hurricane Harvey far worse than it would have been. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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By Julie Watson / APAug 27, 2017
Emergency rescue resources and shelters in Houston are overloaded as officials push to minimize the fallout from the monster storm. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Michael Graczyk / APAug 27, 2017
Rescuers answered thousands of desperate calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey rose high enough to fill second-story homes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigJul 2, 2016
A path exists for a credible independent candidate to win the U.S. presidency in 2016. Could that person be the presumptive Green Party nominee? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigDec 14, 2015
Manchester, a poor Mexican-American neighborhood in Houston, is just one example of how industrial capitalism is killing us on an altar of profit. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigMay 14, 2015
"Pacifica Station Bombed Off Air," read the Houston Chronicle's banner headline on May 13, 1970. KPFT, Houston's fledgling community radio station, had been on the air for just two months when its transmitter was blown to smithereens. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 30, 2013
"Did the FBI ignore, or even abet, a plot to assassinate Occupy Houston leaders?" asks journalist Dave Lindorff at WhoWhatWhy. "What did the Feds know? Whom did they warn? And what did the Houston Police know?" Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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