Climate Refugees Move Up on the Global Agenda

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Nov 5, 2017 At least one government is considering easing the path for such migrants to gain entry, and the United Nations is also reviewing ways to help them. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Artist Ai Weiwei on Ingredients for Effective Activism

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Oct 14, 2017 In an exclusive Q&A, the visual artist and director discusses free speech, democracy and contemporary politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ai Weiwei’s Harrowing Film on the Refugee Crisis Is a Must-See

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 12, 2017 The artist-turned-filmmaker has broken a number of barriers by focusing on the humanity of tens of millions of people forgotten by Europe and America. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s High Crimes and Misdemeanors

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan May 18, 2017 What if he were held responsible for real crimes: killing civilians in drone strikes, forcing refugees to suffer or die by refusing asylum, or driving the planet headlong into climate catastrophe? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chomsky: If Trump Falters With Supporters, a ‘Staged or Alleged’ Terrorist Attack Could Follow

By Jan Frel / AlterNet Mar 29, 2017 The linguist and social critic discusses the president's agenda and warns about the scapegoating of vulnerable people. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Facing Famine, 20 Million People Need Food, Not Bombs

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Mar 16, 2017 President Trump's response to the most serious humanitarian catastrophe since the end of World War II is to slash aid, bar refugees and expand the military. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sweden Attacks! (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Feb 23, 2017 Sweden really is a cautionary tale for the United States—not because of those nasty immigrant terrorists but because of the right-wing neo-Nazi racists who seem to be on the rise in response to increased immigration. Dig deeper

The U.S. Rejected Would-Be Refugee Anne Frank — Let’s Not Make a Similar Error Now

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 23, 2017 What words of wisdom might Anne Frank offer the Trump administration as it crafts its latest iteration of its Muslim and refugee ban? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Asks Rebel Group Linked to al-Qaida to Leave East Aleppo

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Oct 7, 2016 The United Nations' Staffan de Mistura (pictured) has addressed the Levant Conquest Front, whose leader has pledged allegiance to an al-Qaida leader. For reasons that remain extremely mysterious, the CIA ignores this group, with which some of its own favorites have sometimes formed battlefield alliances. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fifty Million Children Have Been Uprooted Worldwide: What Will the West Do About It?

By Vijay Prashad / AlterNet Sep 21, 2016 The most powerful (and richest) countries are the least likely to accept refugees. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘What Is Aleppo?’ A Fateful Question for Libertarian Presidential Nominee Gary Johnson

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2016 The third-party candidate leaves his interviewers momentarily speechless after being asked about the ravaged Syrian city in an MSNBC interview. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Angela Merkel: New Islamic Migrants Did Not Bring Radical Terrorism to Germany (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Aug 21, 2016 The chancellor pointed out that despite the influx of about 1 million migrants and refugees in the past year, radicalism predated the rise of Islamic State and the current refugee crisis. The chancellor pointed out that despite the influx of about 1 million migrants and refugees in the past year, radicalism predated the rise of Islamic State and the current refugee crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )