Jenna Berbeo / TruthdigOct 16, 2015
He already thinks he hung it, so Donald Trump would be a natural leader for Jeb Bush's future moon colony. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Reynard Loki, AlterNetOct 15, 2015
Researchers say it is already too late for Miami and New Orleans, which will be overcome by rising sea levels caused by man-made climate change. Under a worst-case scenario, New York could be unlivable by 2085. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 28, 2015
In a major announcement, scientists suggest that flowing water exists on Mars -- a discovery they say has exciting implications for the future search for life on the Red Planet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 20, 2015
Over a decade-long study of 37 major aquifers worldwide, 21 of them -- including the Indus Basin, which supplies much of India’s water -- showed a depletion of supply. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Naomi Oreskes, TomDispatchJun 17, 2015
It’s often claimed that environmental science done in federal agencies is “politically driven” and therefore suspect. While widely held, the idea is demonstrably false. It ignores the simple fact that most of the major contributions of the twentieth century, at least in the physical sciences, came from just such government science. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 14, 2015
Legislative critics of the USA Freedom Act, which was celebrated by privacy advocates as it passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, say the law will merely adjust and codify the government’s practice of bulk telephone data collection, rather than end it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 28, 2015
The Peninsula Peace and Justice Center hosted Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and scholar Aleecia McDonald in a public conversation about the themes at the center of Scheer’s new book, “They Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 21, 2015
What is it about men in the twilight of their presidencies that has them reaching to the stars? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 9, 2015
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: We investigate what al-Qaida -- or anyone -- has to gain by killing cartoonists. Also: NASA finds habitable planets far, far away, and the FCC is doing something behind closed doors that you should probably know about. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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