AUDIO: ‘Most Officials Agree the Epidemic Could Have Been Contained Earlier’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2015 Poet Sonia Greenfield ruminates over the racism and ethnocentrism involved in international responses to epidemics, including the recent Ebola outbreak, which was mostly concentrated in West Africa. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Cuban Medical Workers Fighting Ebola

BLANK Nov 18, 2014 When the deadly international health crisis is over, the world will be morally indebted to a tiny island nation that has suffered economic attack from the U.S. for more than half a century. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Travel Ban Is No Barrier to Ebola — and Borders on Racism

The Rev. Madison Shockley / Truthdig Oct 31, 2014 U.S. right-wingers are fanning a hysteria that could damage the fight against the disease and discriminate against both Africans and African-Americans. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Frontline Ebola Responders

BLANK Oct 19, 2014 Doctors Without Borders was on the scene in West Africa six months before the U.N. declared the outbreak a "threat to international peace and security." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hysteria Over Ebola Fuels Racism, While the Real Disease Is Capitalism

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 16, 2014 Western inaction has worsened the crisis in part because there was no money to be made before the disease reached epidemic proportions. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

CDC: First Person to Test Positive for Ebola in U.S. Is in Dallas

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 1, 2014 Ebola has officially come to the United States, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is attempting to contain Americans' anxieties along with the spread of the potentially deadly virus. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WHO Puts Kenya on Notice for Ebola Outbreak

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 13, 2014 Kenya is the next African nation to be put on alert by the World Health Organization, which has categorized the country as a "high-risk" site for a potential Ebola outbreak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Warlord, the Supermodel and the Dirty Diamonds

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2010 Supermodels might do well to keep their manicured hands out of global politics, judging by the case of Naomi Campbell and her questionable link to ousted Liberian President Charles Taylor (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cannibalism Charge at Hague Trial

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2008 Gruesome details are emerging from the war crimes trial of Charles Taylor (above, right), the former president of Liberia. The leader of one of Taylor's death squads has testified that the president ordered his militias to cannibalize their enemies, including African and U.N. peacekeepers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )