Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 13, 2015
Even though conference delegates have now agreed on a global framework for addressing climate change, it is not good enough for the planet, and certainly not for those who have been demonstrating in the streets of Paris. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By John Atcheson / Common DreamsDec 13, 2015
In terms of avoiding catastrophic climate change, there’s an enormous -- and disastrous -- gap between what was agreed to at the Paris summit and what was needed. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 13, 2015
After two weeks of negotiations, nearly 200 countries agreed to a carbon emissions-slashing deal that may signal an end to the fossil fuel era. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 11, 2015
Although an agreement in the Paris negotiations appears to be near, those most affected by climate change remain unheard. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigDec 1, 2015
As the Paris climate talks begin, the die is already cast: The world is going to move toward cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy. The question for U.S. policymakers is whether the world's biggest economy gets left behind. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 30, 2015
A new report reveals that two killings of environmental activists occurred on average every week -- up a fifth from 2013. Nearly three-quarters of the known deaths were in Central and South America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 27, 2015
A 26-year-old dual U.S. and Egyptian citizen who endured “torture, deprivation and cruelty while locked in the prisons” of Egypt’s military dictatorship says the regime is effectively acting as a “recruiting agent” for militant extremist groups like Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 19, 2015
Poet Sonia Greenfield ruminates over the racism and ethnocentrism involved in international responses to epidemics, including the recent Ebola outbreak, which was mostly concentrated in West Africa. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 18, 2011
With rising food prices and soaring unemployment wreaking havoc across the developing world, World Bank President Robert Zoellick has some dreary news, declaring that the world is "one shock away from a full-blown crisis." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 17, 2011
Tens of millions of citizens in the most populous African nation headed to the polls on Saturday, marking what could be the country's first legitimate presidential election in decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 16, 2011
Reports are in that Moammar Gadhafi’s forces are firing into residential neighborhoods with cluster bombs and ground-to-ground rockets, weapons criticized for their indiscriminate trajectories, as loyalists vow to crush the anti-Gadhafi rebellion in the city of Misurata. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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