Elizabeth Warren’s Green Imperialism Isn’t the Answer

Will Meyer / Truthdig May 30, 2019 Half measures simply won't do. If we're to address our climate crisis, we must dismantle the military industrial complex once and for all. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Is Venezuela Trying to Annex Two-Thirds of Neighboring Guyana?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 After the discovery of a potentially rich oil deposit in the contentious Essequibo region in Guyana, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro appears intent on exploiting his neighbor’s land. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NASA: The World’s Groundwater Is Quickly Running Out

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 20, 2015 Over a decade-long study of 37 major aquifers worldwide, 21 of them -- including the Indus Basin, which supplies much of India’s water -- showed a depletion of supply. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

On the Verge of Genocide

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 23, 2013 "Militias in the Central African Republic are slitting children's throats, razing villages and throwing young men to the crocodiles" as malaria and AIDS wreak parallel horrors, The Guardian reported Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nuke Waste Storage

Milt Priggee, Cagle Cartoons, www.miltpriggee.com Jul 1, 2013 Dig deeper

A Global Warming Resource Rush

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 20, 2013 The disappearance of ice from the planet's North Pole currently in progress means unprecedented access to minerals and energy that have been trapped beneath the surface for ages. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

World Energy Report 2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Really, Truly Ugly

By Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch Nov 28, 2012 The “good news” of the World Energy Outlook 2012 is really the bad news: The energy industry’s ability to boost production of oil, coal, and natural gas in North America is feeding a global surge in demand for these commodities, ensuring ever higher levels of carbon emissions. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

A New Battle Over Resources in Israel

Jon Dillingham / Truthdig Apr 29, 2011 The Knesset approved a law late last month drastically increasing taxes on Israel’s mammoth, newly discovered offshore natural gas reserves. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Collapse of Globalization

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 28, 2011 The last people who should be in charge of our food supply or our social and political life, not to mention the welfare of sick children, are corporate capitalists and Wall Street speculators. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Surge, Humanitarian Style

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 The horrors of the Haitian earthquake continue, but so does the outpouring of international support. Along with hundreds of millions of dollars in public and private donations, the U.S. has announced it will send up to 10,000 troops to Haiti to assist in the relief effort. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Consumers Opt for Green Power Despite Price Tag

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2006 In the absence of genuine government policy, more and more consumers are spending their own cash to support green energy. Utility companies in 36 states offer energy from renewable sources to their customers for an added fee. Despite increasingly high energy costs, enrollment in such programs is up 20%, according to the Energy Department. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Walter Cronkite: End the War on Drugs

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2006 The legendary CBS anchorman pens a column attacking our nation's "inhumane" drug war: "Nothing will change until someone has the courage to stand up and say what so many politicians privately know: The war on drugs has failed." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )