Alex Kirby / Climate News NetworkJan 23, 2018
More than a third of India’s electricity supply is at risk from water scarcity, which also threatens urban life in parts of South Africa. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJan 13, 2018
American rivals and enemies may take advantage of Donald Trump’s insult to Africa, the Caribbean and Central America to reduce U.S. leverage and increase their own. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
JILL COLVIN and ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressJan 13, 2018
The president said he was only expressing what many people think but won't say about immigrants from economically depressed countries. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with director Bryan Buckley, whose latest film portrays Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur's experience in living with Somali pirates and reporting on their lives. [Transcript added.] Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )
By Common Dreams staffNov 25, 2017
The death toll from the shooting the Al-Rawdah Mosque in the Sinai Peninsula now tops 300, including at least 27 children. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Ashraf Sweilam and Brian Rohan / The Associated PressNov 24, 2017
The bloodshed is the latest sign of how three years of fighting in the Sinai Peninsula has been unable to crush an insurgency by an Islamic State affiliate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigNov 10, 2017
The U.S. military's probe of the deadly ambush in Niger will avoid answering the most critical questions—including why our soldiers are deployed there. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJan 1, 2016
You probably noticed that 2015 was pretty weird. But hey, it's a brand new year -- a fresh start, a blank slate, an unwritten script. In 2016, what could possibly go wrong? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigDec 24, 2015
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mark Fiore has created these animated good tidings to add a bit of cheek and a dash of spark to your holiday season. And check out our Truthdig staff animatedly working the phones for a free press! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigDec 24, 2015
Killing in the name of God is not a new thing in history -- and nothing does more to discredit faith.Killing in the name of God is not a new thing in history—and nothing does more to discredit faith. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 22, 2015
On the winter solstice, a Truthdig review of the year's environmental stories finds cause for hope in our poison-riddled world. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By Nick Turse / TomDispatchDec 17, 2015
The Air Force has revealed that a force based in the Horn of Africa spent more than a year targeting Islamic State as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the undeclared war on the militant group in Iraq and Syria. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
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