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Photo Essay: The Murder of Chief Merong

Allen Myers / Truthdig Nov 27, 2024 The Amazon rainforest is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be an Indigenous water and land protector. Dig deeper

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The Deadly Fight for Environmental Justice in Honduras

Giada Ferrucci / NACLA Oct 21, 2024 The assassination of water defender Juan López offers a chilling reminder of the threats local leaders face in the most dangerous region in the world for environmental activists. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Saving the Planet Means Overthrowing the Ruling Elites

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 23, 2019 The protests against carbon emissions have been huge failures. If we don't free ourselves from the elites' chokehold, our species is doomed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Danger of Leadership Cults

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 6, 2018 Civil rights leader Bob Moses warns today’s protest movements not to allow media celebrity and protest spectacles to take the place of organizing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Saving What’s Left of Paradise

Eleanor Goldfield / Truthdig Apr 2, 2018 In Louisiana, misdeeds by the oil and gas pipeline industries have fired up people dedicated to monitoring the situation—and they could use some help. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Only Nonviolent Resistance Will Destroy Corporate State

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 15, 2017 Standing Rock and 20th century history offer crucial guidance: A movement’s success depends on organization, discipline and not being baited into violence. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Fight Against DAPL Continues Inside and Outside Federal Courthouse (Multimedia)

BLANK Jun 21, 2017 Indigenous activists rally on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes during a hearing in the tribes' case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military-Style Counterterrorism Measures Were Used Against DAPL Protesters, Leaked Documents Show

BLANK May 30, 2017 The Intercept reports that a private security firm employed by Energy Transfer Partners worked with local police to suppress opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

First Dakota Access Pipeline Spill Is Reported

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams May 12, 2017 Activists worry that the spill, which did not threaten waterways, is just the first of others to come. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

After #NoDAPL, ‘Water Protector’ Movement Continues With Resistance Camps Across the U.S. (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 22, 2017 Native American activist Raymond Kingfisher talks about the work ahead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Leads #NoDAPL March on Washington

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2017 Truthdig correspondent Clara Romeo reports from the nation's capital Friday as tribe members and allied "water protectors" rally against the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Water Protectors’ Have a Hard Time Escaping the Anger of Some Locals (Video)

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 2, 2017 With passions running high in North Dakota, a small group of Native Americans and their supporters find themselves targets in a restaurant, and a woman is struck by an infuriated, yelling man. With passions running high in North Dakota, a small group of Native Americans and their supporters find themselves targets in a restaurant, and a woman is struck by an infuriated, yelling man. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )