Chris Hedges Meets the Resistance at Standing Rock

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 26, 2016 For a special edition of "On Contact," the Truthdig columnist travels to the North Dakota encampment to talk with those (including the man shown) on the front lines fighting to block the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Inside the Standoff Between Law Enforcement and Standing Rock Pipeline Demonstrators

Staff / Truthdig Nov 26, 2016 The self-described water protectors were hit Sunday with water cannons, mace and rubber bullets in one of the most brutal official responses yet to the #NoDAPL demonstrations in North Dakota. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sheriffs Refuse to Send Reinforcements to Standing Rock as Costs and Public Outrage Mount

By Jenni Monet / Yes! Magazine Nov 25, 2016 North Dakota is stretched thin in its battle to protect the Dakota Access pipeline construction: Costs are nearing $15 million, and police resources are increasingly stressed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Our President-to-Be Has Stock in the Dakota Access Pipeline

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 25, 2016 Donald Trump holds between $15,000 and $50,000 in the company building the pipeline in North Dakota that indigenous residents are protesting on the grounds that it endangers their drinking water. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Veterans Plan ‘Deployment’ to Join Battle Against Dakota Access Pipeline

By Nika Knight / Common Dreams Nov 25, 2016 "Let's stop this savage injustice being committed right here at home. If not us, who? If not now, when?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Canada’s Indigenous Peoples Weigh In on Global Warming at COP22

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 24, 2016 At the conference on climate change in Marrakech, Morocco, Kevin Hart, the Assembly of First Nations regional chief for Manitoba, discusses humanity's urgent need to heed the ecological wisdom of indigenous peoples. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anti-Pipeline Demonstrators Hold Solidarity Events for Arrested Leader in North Dakota (Video)

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Nov 20, 2016 Police say Red Fawn Fallis fired on them and have charged her with attempted murder. Video of the incident shows she was already pinned down by a number of officers when the shots were heard. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The World Is Worried About Donald Trump, the Climate Denier

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 17, 2016 The implications of a Trump administration were discussed at the United Nations climate change summit Fortunately, the fate of the planet is not in the hands of one man It's up to movements everywhere to save it . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Water Protector Movement Is Really One Battle in a Centuries Old Fight

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Nov 17, 2016 The Native Americans do not view the #NoDAPL fight as a protest but as an act of survival. It is the continuation of resistance to centuries of repression and oppression. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

President-Elect Trump’s Pro-Oil Stance Looms Over #NoDAPL Day of Action

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Nov 16, 2016 The day of action comes in the context of Trump's upset victory, and its implications not only for the Dakota Access pipeline itself, but for the fossil fuel industry, for freedom of expression and for Americans' right to protest. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Independent Analyst Concludes Environmental Assessment of DAPL ‘Understates the Risk’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2016 Last week, hundreds of water protectors were arrested after a clash with police. In the days since, waves of demonstrations have broken out in support of the #NoDAPL movement. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

North Dakota’s Public Bank Is Funding Police Repression at Standing Rock

By Matt Stannard / Cowboys on the Commons Nov 4, 2016 For those of us who have viewed the Bank of North Dakota as an example of the promise of this type of financial institution, recent news that an emergency spending panel approved an extra $4 million in credit for rubber bullets and the arrest of people seeking to protect their livelihood is troubling. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )