Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 7, 2015
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the loss of public trust in government reflected in the widespread response to the measles outbreak, the 2 million jobs added over the last three months and, as the leaders of Germany and France prepare to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the prospects for progress on Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 6, 2015
As the number of confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. rises above 100, "Democracy Now!" speaks to a doctor, a law professor, and a legal scholar who believes her child developed autism as a result of vaccination. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 3, 2015
As scores of Americans contracted measles in the first weeks of 2015, many readers discovered a 1988 open letter from British author Roald Dahl about his 7-year-old daughter's death from the disease a quarter-century before. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 17, 2013
Thanks to certain communities’ fear of vaccines, illnesses such as the measles, which had been wiped out for decades in America, have come back into existence. This resurgence of diseases is dangerous for a number of reasons, the first being that a lot of doctors and nurses are no longer trained to treat or look out for them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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