By Dan Aymar-BlairJan 12, 2017
However temporary it may be, the water protectors’ triumph over energy corporations compels us to seek opportunities to use our bodies as implements of change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 1, 2017
2016 is history. As we turn the page on this strange and difficult year, Truthdig editors and writers look ahead to what the new year might bring. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 24, 2016
Republican and Democratic conventions. Primary and presidential nominee debates. The Pulse club mass shooting. The #NoDAPL fight. Some of the stories we covered in real time this year were long-scheduled. Other news was unforeseen, unfolding—some even ongoing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigDec 13, 2016
Follow along as Truthdig provides live updates from the demonstrations taking place at and near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota and across the country. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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With a Trump administration sure to spark resistance nationwide in the years ahead, indigenous activists and their allies point the way for other Americans. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular ResistanceDec 6, 2016
The authors were witnesses as the people prevailed over the oil industry and news that the final Dakota Access pipeline permit had been denied spread around Oceti Sakowin Camp. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Michael Nigro / TruthdigDec 5, 2016
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, activist-philosopher Cornel West and others joined the water protectors in celebration of news on Sunday that the Dakota Access pipeline will not pass through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Pictured, one of the demonstrators. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentDec 5, 2016
In the age of Trump, peaceful protests will likely increasingly be branded a form of terrorism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 1, 2016
Follow along as Truthdig provides live updates from the demonstrations taking place at and near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )
By John W. Whitehead / The Rutherford InstituteNov 29, 2016
We're seeing martial law sold to the public as a necessity for keeping the peace in North Dakota. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigNov 27, 2016
The Minnesota Democrat penned a letter to the Department of Justice on Monday, urging it to protect the First Amendment rights of the “water protectors” facing off against law enforcement in North Dakota. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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