Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Proceeds as Emergency Request Is Denied

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2017 As the Sioux tribes run out of legal routes to halt the pipeline, military veterans travel to North Dakota to support the water protectors' final stand. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Standing Rock Tribe Calls for Action in Face of Impending Pipeline Construction

By Emma Niles and Donald Kaufman Feb 9, 2017 The fight over the Dakota Access pipeline is reaching a boiling point as peaceful demonstrators seek to halt imminent drilling. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Disappointed but Not Defeated: Battle Over Oil Pipelines Continues

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 27, 2017 The Trump administration has made a significant move, but activists fighting the Keystone XL and Dakota Access projects are ready to push back. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Jill Stein, Tim Canova and Chase Iron Eyes Trace the Path Forward for Progressives

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 23, 2017 At Saturday's Inaugurate the Resistance event in Washington, D.C., the 2016 presidential candidate, the American Indian activist and the law professor discussed nonviolent action and the importance of grass-roots movements. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )

What Are the Dakota Access Pipeline Builders Trying to Keep Secret?

By Four Arrows Jan 21, 2017 An independent inspection is needed immediately to determine whether construction is continuing in defiance of an official order. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Standing Rock Is a Model of the Right of Peaceful Assembly

By Dan Aymar-Blair Jan 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 )

#NoDAPL Live Blog: Standing Rock Solidarity—in Snow and in D.C.

Staff / Truthdig Dec 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 )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The Water Protectors at Standing Rock

BLANK Dec 11, 2016 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 )

A Victory at Standing Rock — for Now

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 9, 2016 Cold weather, police violence and government promises won't deter the water protectors. Although the Dakota Access pipeline has been halted, these demonstrators are not leaving Cannon Ball, N.D., until the project is dead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Before and After Victory at the #NoDAPL Protest Site

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Dec 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 )

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Scenes of Celebration at Standing Rock

Michael Nigro / Truthdig Dec 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 )

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 )