Activism

Jane Goodall’s Inspiring Message for Future Generations

Claire Elise Thompson / Grist Apr 6, 2024 As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is one of hope — and not fearing the next adventure. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

White House Curbs Immigration for 6 Nations in Election-Year Push

COLLEEN LONG and NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 Immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania face restrictions in obtaining certain visas, but not a travel ban. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Your Politics Can Predict How You Pronounce Certain Words

Zachary Jaggers / The Conversation Oct 22, 2019 Research finds speakers who identify as Democrats are more likely to employ foreign pronunciations than those who identify as Republicans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Survivor Found in Deadly Tanzanian Ferry Accident

TOM ODULA / The Associated Press Sep 22, 2018 An engineer is rescued two days after the accident on Lake Victoria. It is not known how many were aboard the badly overloaded ferry, which was authorized to carry only 101. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is Facebook Passé to the Young?

Larry Gross / Truthdig Feb 18, 2018 The social media site may suffer a mass exodus of users under the age of 55. These discoveries and more in today's Larry's List. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Effort to Restore Tropical Forests Gets a Massive Cutting Edge

By Richard Sadler / Climate News Network Aug 1, 2016 Degraded tropical forests throughout the world could be effectively restored by using a simple and inexpensive technique to speed up natural regeneration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Good News About Solar Energy From Disparate Parts of the World

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 21, 2014 Morocco, Mexico and India, among others, have some good news to spread regarding solar energy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Climate Change Adds to East Africa’s Food Plight

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Dec 20, 2013 Climate change poses a serious threat to farming in East Africa, a region that depends on agriculture and whose population is growing very fast. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S. Colleges Get In on African Land Grabs

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2011 American universities are reportedly using endowment funds to buy and lease vast tracts of African farmland, often for piddling prices, in deals that will reward foreign investors handsomely while separating tens of thousands from their homes and farms and providing little or none of the economic benefits promised them, California researchers say. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who is Mogae?

Gbemisola Olujobi / Truthdig Apr 11, 2009 Almost everyone in the United States or indeed anywhere else in the world knows about Zimbabwe’s sit-tight president, Robert Mugabe. But who is Mogae? Who is Chissano? Who is Kikwete? And who is Kufuor? Sadly, very few people outside Africa recognize these names. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )