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From U.S. Politics to Global Voices: Truthdig’s 2023 Highlights

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2023 Selections from a year of long-form investigations, global dispatches, political analyses, commentaries, essays, film reviews and more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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A Slow-Rolling Disaster in Fracking Country

Justin Nobel / Truthdig Dec 7, 2023 Ex-employees at “West Virginia’s Chernobyl” speak out on lethal cancers, regulatory failure and contaminated drinking water. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Investigative Stories

Inside West Virginia’s Chernobyl

Justin Nobel / Truthdig Sep 18, 2023 The radioactive dangers of oilfield waste have long been known by the oil and gas industry.  Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Pharmaceutical Companies, Physician Bring Court Challenges to State Abortion Laws

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2023 Lawsuits filed in West Virginia and North Carolina have challenged those states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politics

Desperate Measures

Noah Berlatsky / Alternet Dec 21, 2022 While Republicans claim to speak for rural America, their policies d keep rural people and their children in desperate circumstances. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Feds to Let States Tap Opioid Funds for Meth, Cocaine Surge

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2020 Pressed by constituents and state officials, lawmakers of both parties agree to broaden the scope of a $1.5 billion grant program. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: There’s Hope For America Yet

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 14, 2020 As bad as things may look, as despairing as we can feel, it's important to remember that our country's greatest strength is its resilience. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Faces an Unprecedented Dental Health Crisis

Mary Otto / Independent Media Institute Jun 11, 2019 According to federal estimates, 49 million are living in areas with limited access to oral care. Appalachia's Lee County is one of them. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

More ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bans Advancing in South, Midwest

RUSS BYNUM / The Associated Press May 12, 2019 State governments are on a course to virtually eliminate abortion access in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and Kentucky. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

West Virginia Offers a Blueprint to Combat School Privatization

Jeff Bryant / Independent Media Institute Mar 1, 2019 If charters are to be defeated, if public education has a future in the U.S., our teachers will have to take matters into their own hands. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

What Labor Activists Can Learn From the Seattle General Strike

Steven Beda / The Conversation Feb 6, 2019 In 1919, 35,000 shipyard workers brought a city to a standstill. Their protest holds lessons for teachers, Google employees and more. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Are Already Taking a Steep Toll

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Dec 28, 2018 An exhaustive New York Times report finds that the administration's industry-friendly policies have impacted communities nationwide. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )