Female Reproductive Exploitation Comes Home

Carol J. Adams / Truthdig Dec 10, 2016 Gendered violence is practiced on a widespread scale across the country and occurs in ways many Americans might not realize, even under their own roofs. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Americans Are Gorging on Meat in Amounts Not Seen in Decades

By Kali Holloway / AlterNet Aug 21, 2016 Healthy-eating crusades and animal welfare campaigns haven't been able to sway the carnivorous masses. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Eggs, With a Side Order of Blood and Filth (Videos)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2016 A graphic video released last week shows horrendous conditions for chickens supposedly housed at one of Canada’s largest egg-production facilities. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VIDEO: ‘Days of Revolt’ With Chris Hedges: The Fracking Revolution Must Be Local

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2015 “People think we have a fracking problem,” Thomas Linzey of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund says. “It’s not. It’s a democracy problem." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Apocalyptic Capitalism

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 7, 2015 The Paris climate summit, dominated by the economic and political forces that are driving us toward destruction, will end with the usual empty rhetoric and a continued assault on the ecosystem. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

PETA Sues Whole Foods Over ‘Humane Meat’ Labeling

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2015 In a new lawsuit, the animal rights organization claims that Whole Foods is peddling "misleading" information on the treatment of animals whose meat it sells. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Noam Chomsky: ‘Is It Appropriate for Us to Murder Animals Because We Want to Eat Them?’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 18, 2015 The renowned linguist and activist discusses the ethics of animal testing and vegetarianism in this short clip. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Blackfish’ Documentary Sinks SeaWorld Profits

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 7, 2015 Despite cutting ticket prices and spending $10 million on a marketing blitz, SeaWorld has suffered an 84 percent collapse in profits as customers have deserted the theme park following claims that it mistreated orca whales. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lion’s Revenge

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All Forms of Life Are Sacred

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 5, 2015 As long as animals are commodities in our society, nothing but property to be funneled into vast industrial slaughterhouses, it will be easy to treat our fellow humans in a similar manner. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

‘Blackfish’s’ Role in SeaWorld’s Stock Crashing

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2014 A documentary about the treatment of animals at SeaWorld could have a lot to do with its plummeting shares; the militarization of U.S. suburbs is something we all need to pay close attention to; meanwhile, a black person is killed by authorities or pseudo-authorities every 28 hours in America. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.N. Court Orders Japan to Stop Whaling Program

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