After Oklahoma Disaster, Give Thanks to Government

David Sirota / Truthdig May 24, 2013 There is something troubling about government leaders initially implying -- if subtly -- that a nongovernmental response is as significant as a governmental one. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Heartland

Nick Anderson / Truthdig May 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Tornado

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig May 23, 2013 Dig deeper

The Twister

Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill May 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Oklahoma Needs Help, Not Ideology

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 23, 2013 While listening to an NPR report out of Moore, Okla., this week, I was genuinely shocked. Not by the scale of the devastation or the tenacity of people who have grown stoically accustomed to the damage tornadoes can do, but by a political sentiment that, in almost any other era, would not have been surprising at all. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oklahoma Tornado

Dario Castillejos, Cagle Cartoons, Dario La Crisis May 23, 2013 Dig deeper

Not OK

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star May 23, 2013 Dig deeper

GOP Senator’s Hypocrisy on Tornado Aid, Jon Stewart Hates Washington, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig May 22, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including a senator's attempt to repeal the Monsanto Protection Act and the real IRS scandal that is being missed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Videos Capture Scary EF-5 Oklahoma Tornado

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2013 At least 24 people were killed, hundreds more were injured and numerous homes, schools and businesses were destroyed after a massive tornado barreled through the town of Moore, Okla., on Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hundreds Expected Dead in Iran Quake

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 16, 2013 A 7.8 magnitude earthquake -- described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than 50 years -- struck the country near the border with Pakistan, killing hundreds of people, officials fear. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Environment Unprotected From Sequester

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 3, 2013 Thanks to the dreaded sequester cuts, the nation's habitat will take a sizable hit as the development of clean energy is set back and 8,400 meat inspectors are furloughed. The oil industry, however, emerges as a victor as it gets to keep its billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies while the EPA sees its funding for monitoring and cleanup reduced, Mother Jones reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Political Football Over Disaster Relief: Another Argument for Public Banking

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Jan 5, 2013 As the legislature's latest scrapping over a $60 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill shows, disaster victims are now being expected to shoulder relief expenses that used to be shared publicly. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )