Books

The Fraught History of the Mississippi River

Jake Bittle / Grist Jun 21, 2024 A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Local Fresh Water

Adam Zyglis Jun 10, 2024 Dig deeper

Health & Wellness

Unspent Federal Money Could Have Prevented Jackson’s Water Crisis

Lylla Younes / Grist May 24, 2024 A new report surfaces a trail of red flags the EPA failed to raise. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

One Mississippi Town Says No To Chevron’s Toxic Fuel

Ash Peterson / Prism Oct 12, 2023 Chevron intends to produce “climate-friendly” fuel in the Magnolia State and cancer-wary locals are concerned. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Politics

Meet the Democrat Running Against the Woman Who Ended Roe

Grace Panetta / The 19th Aug 4, 2023 Greta Kemp Martin is challenging Lynn Fitch, Mississippi’s first woman attorney general, whose office represented the state in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Emmett Till: Confronting White Supremacy

Michael Datcher / Truthdig May 4, 2023 A shocking picture provided clarity on grotesque fear. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Hostile Takeover in Jackson   

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Apr 20, 2023 The Mississippi GOP’s attack on local power in the Black-majority capital has outraged and galvanized city lawmakers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Column

A Black Voter Suppression Slap in the Face

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Feb 23, 2023 Truthdig columnist Michael Datcher discusses GOP-sponsored Bill 1020 in Mississippi, and the legacy of Medgar Evers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Congress Makes Lynching a Federal Crime, 65 Years After Till

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2020 The law comes 120 years after Congress first considered such legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Soggy Neighborhoods Under Flash-Flood Warning in Mississippi

ROGELIO V. SOLIS / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2020 Forecasters expect more heavy rains in parts of the flood-ravaged South on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bad Weather Moves into Eastern States; 5 Dead in South

REBECCA REYNOLDS YONKER / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 Extreme wind gusts, blowing snow and widespread flooding make traveling treacherous Friday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Storms Sweep Southern U.S., Midwest as Death Toll Rises to 11

JUAN A. LOZANO / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2020 Tornadoes, thunderstorms and high winds cause severe damage and power outages. Deaths reported in Louisiana, Alabama and Texas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )