Six States Chosen to Test Commercial Drones

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 31, 2013 The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia have been selected to host sites for testing the commercial use of drones. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Much Oil Spilled on North Dakota? No One Knows

BLANK Oct 16, 2013 A ruptured pipeline last month spilled at least 20,000 barrels of crude oil that went undetected until a local farmer stumbled across it while harvesting wheat. Now experts say the spill estimate is a weak guess, and no one knows how much oil was lost. Either way, it’s among the largest in state history -- and a troubling sign of incompetence, or worse. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Neo-Nazis Seek to Take Over Small North Dakota Village

BLANK Sep 23, 2013 Some 350 protesters greeted a cluster of white supremacists Sunday as officials in Leith, N.D., try to find a way to avoid losing control of the village government to the hate movement. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Flaring Lights Up North Dakota

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Aug 3, 2013 By burning gas released from its rapidly-growing oil industry, North Dakota is adding to greenhouse gas emissions and wasting about a billion dollars annually, a report says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Black Rush Life: Working the Oil Fields of North Dakota

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 2, 2013 For some Americans, a North Dakota oil rig is the only place to get a job. The days are long, and compared to what they're used to making, the pay is big. But the relative rewards come with deep personal costs, as a new movie by a pair of Brooklyn filmmakers shows. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Controversial Abortion Law Blocked, ‘The View’ Skewers Ken Cuccinelli, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 23, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey speak up about "stand your ground" laws in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin and an embattled aide to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul resigns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Is Socialism Doing So Well in Deep-Red North Dakota?

By Les Leopold, AlterNet Mar 30, 2013 North Dakota's thriving state bank makes a mockery of Wall Street's casino banking system -- and that's why financial elites want to crush it. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Hears Prop. 8, Coulter and Hannity Flip Out Over Jim Carrey, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 27, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Nate Silver makes a prediction about gay marriage and North Dakota sticks it to women by enacting the nation's strictest abortion law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ensuring Scottish Sovereignty: Exploring the Public Bank Option

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Dec 7, 2012 Will a publicly owned bank help Scotland avoid unnecessary debt and take control of its economic destiny as North Dakotans did in the U.S.? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Heitkamp North Dakota Victory Increases Democrats’ Senate Majority

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Nov 8, 2012 North Dakota is a "deeply conservative" state that Mitt Romney won by 20 points, making Heitkamp's victory there all the more impressive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Trouble in Little North Dakota

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2012 With 18 million Americans unemployed, thousands from across the country are flocking to North Dakota amid an oil boom there. The state now produces more oil than many members of OPEC and could soon make America the world’s top oil producer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Public-Sector Banks: From Black Sheep to Global Leaders

By Ellen Brown, Truthout Mar 8, 2012 Conventional wisdom holds that government bureaucrats are bad businesspeople. But around the world, the many countries with strong public banking sectors generally have strong, stable economies. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )