Chelsea Manning to Answer Charges Stemming From Suicide Attempt

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 22, 2016 The whistleblower faces an Army disciplinary board Thursday for interfering with the “good order” of the prison where she is being held. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Here Are Six Problems America Has That Are Worse Than Terrorism

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 21, 2016 Every time a person of Middle Eastern heritage who ought to have been committed to an insane asylum but wasn’t (because rich people who don’t want to pay taxes successfully lobbied to get rid of insane asylums) commits violence, our press and politicians hit the panic button. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Teenage Latinas’ Suicidal Behavior — a Crisis Going Largely Ignored

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2016 For reasons including the clash between their parents' traditional expectations and the American way of life, Latinas top the list of teens attempting suicide. After a decade of inaction, it's time this national epidemic is addressed, writes Luis H. Zayas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chelsea Manning Facing Punishment After Suicide Attempt

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2016 The whistleblower could be subject to indefinite solitary confinement and may lose any chance of parole if the Army convicts her of what the ACLU calls “administrative offenses.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Americans Are Killing Themselves at the Highest Rate in 30 Years

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2016 More than 42,000 Americans killed themselves in 2014, and middle-aged people are leading the trend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Military Presence in Iraq and Afghanistan Fuels Conditions for Terrorism (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2016 Chris Hedges and two combat veterans analyze the realities of American intervention in the Middle East and explain why the brutalized become brutal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Rolling Nightmare’ of Suicide Attempts Prompts First Nation Community to Declare State of Emergency

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 11, 2016 In a Canadian indigenous community of 2,000 people, 11 in one day tried to take their own lives, after 28 tried during the previous month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Charity Calls Premature Autism Deaths a ‘Hidden Crisis’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 20, 2016 Certain groups among the autistic tend to die 30 years earlier than their peers in the general population, and a charity is calling on Britain's National Health Service to find out why. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Mexicanization of the United States

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 14, 2016 The destruction caused by neoliberalism is global. The patterns of economic, social, cultural and political assault that Mexico has suffered are afflicting countries from Greece to the United States. Only a worldwide anti-capitalist resistance movement will save us. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Dead, White and Blue: The Great Die-Off of America’s Blue-Collar Whites

By Barbara Ehrenreich / TomDispatch Dec 2, 2015 The “diseases” leading to excessive white working-class deaths are those of despair, and some of the obvious causes are economic. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Authorities Shift Blame for Certain Fatal Police Shootings Onto the Dead

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2015 Several fatal shootings by police around the U.S. are being ruled as "suicides by cop." Are officials too eager to explain away the use of deadly force? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Suicide Rate Among Black Children Has Doubled Since the ’90s

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 20, 2015 Although the rate of suicides among black Americans is typically lower than that of whites, researchers have recently discovered alarming findings regarding black children ages 5 to 11. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )