‘Goliath’: How Israel Became the Third Rail of Journalism

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Three Jews talk about Israel. Also: The human error of Typhoon Yolanda, and a rap to save public art. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Typhoon Haiyan Help

Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant Nov 15, 2013 Dig deeper

Haiyan Supertyphoon

Deng Coy Miel, Cagle Cartoons, Singapore Nov 14, 2013 Dig deeper

Typhoon Haiyan Demands Climate Action at the U.N. Summit in Warsaw

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 14, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan, a storm of historic proportions, has devastated the largely impoverished population of the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Devastation

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 Dig deeper

Filipino Climate Chief: ‘Stop This Madness’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 13, 2013 Yeb Saño choked up while speaking at the international climate conference in Warsaw in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), which is estimated to have killed more than 10,000 people: "I speak for the countless people who will no longer be able to speak for themselves after perishing from the storm." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Typhoon Haiyan

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Nov 13, 2013 Dig deeper

Philippines: State of Calamity; Struggle for Survivors (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 12, 2013 Authorities say at least 9.1 million people across 41 provinces have been displaced, injured or otherwise affected by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful ever to hit land and experts say the deadliest natural disaster to strike the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 1: Climate Talks Open With Tears

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 11, 2013 The UN Climate Change Convention has begun its annual conference in the Polish capital, where the opening ceremony was overshadowed by the awful reality of the suffering in the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Haiyan Typhoon

Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette Nov 11, 2013 Dig deeper

Typhoon Devastates the Philippines; Death Tally Soaring

BLANK Nov 10, 2013 Potentially the most powerful typhoon on record, Haiyan swept across the Philippines on Friday and is heading for Vietnam, leaving a massive wake of death and destruction. But wait for the death toll -- early reports rarely bear up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Doha Climate Talks Roundup

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 7, 2012 An activist observer of the negotiations in Doha, Qatar, this week dismissed offers by developed countries as "an empty shell, an insult to our futures. There is literally no point in countries signing up to this sham of a deal, which will lock the planet in to many more years of inaction." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )