World Bank Breaks Its Own Rules for Protecting Indigenous People

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 Documents seen by The Guardian show that the World Bank has repeatedly violated its own policies aimed at protecting the rights of indigenous people over the past decade by funding projects that pushed nearly 3.4 million slum dwellers, farmers and villagers from their land or dispossessed them of their livelihoods. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Help Needed Now for Climate Refugees

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jun 12, 2014 A United Nations University report urges governments worldwide to draw up plans urgently to avoid conflict and insecurity by helping populations that are being forced to move because of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Activist Says U.S. Using Terrorism Charges to Stifle Political Dissent

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Why is the FBI harassing peace activists in the Midwest? Also: The Sunlight Foundation's plan to fight money in politics, the mystery of Canada's vanishing women, and the threat of big data. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Urges Fishing Ban in Melting Arctic

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 27, 2014 Arctic countries are being urged by the U.S. to forbid commercial fishing in the further reaches of the thawing Arctic Ocean until there is a sound scientific base for managing the fishing fleets. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Forest Peoples Urge Land Rights Action

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Feb 24, 2014 People who dwell in forests and campaigners who support them say the world's governments need to act to make a reality of their right to land instead of simply talking about it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Brazil Seeks to Evict Indigenous Community to Make Way for Sports Contests

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 13, 2013 Brazilian authorities want to kick 30 members of the Maracana tribe out of a former indigenous museum where they have been living for six years in order to build support structures for the 2014 World Cup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Miners Allegedly Killed Dozens of Indigenous Amazonians

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 30, 2012 A human rights group has reported an attack on the Yanomami tribe in Venezuela that has left up to 80 people dead after gold miners set fire to a communal house last month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Welcome to the Asylum

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 30, 2012 The World Health Organization calculates that one in four people in the United States suffers from chronic anxiety, a mood disorder or depression -- which seems to me to be a normal reaction to our march toward collective suicide.The World Health Organization calculates that one in four people in the United States suffers from chronic anxiety, a mood disorder or depression—which seems to me to be a normal reaction. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

It’s Industry Over Environment in New ‘Bioeconomy Blueprint’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2012 Critics say a new White House-sponsored program aimed at encouraging the development of “green solutions" to energy and manufacturing problems is a green light for corporate giants like Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, Monsanto and Dow to develop the “bioscience” industry without government oversight. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Disappearing Brazilian Tribe Cries Out

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2012 Terrorized by gunmen, loggers, drug traffickers and encroaching farmers, the 355 surviving members of the Amazonian Awá tribe face extinction if the Brazilian government and the international community fail to protect them from what a Brazilian judge termed "a real genocide." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The War in Acapulco’s Backyard

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2011 The Mexican resort city of Acapulco is a vacation destination for U.S. travelers and locals alike, but a short distance away from the beaches, a battle among Mexican authorities, drug cartels and indigenous communities is playing out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bolivia Set to Pass ‘Law of Mother Earth’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2011 In a political move that would make John Locke’s head explode, Bolivia is poised to pass a law that would grant nature equal rights with those afforded humans. The Law of Mother Earth is expected to usher in a radical new conservation policy against pollution and exploitation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )