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A Water Crisis Is Menacing Egypt

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 5, 2015 A fixed water supply for a rising population means Egypt has less water per person each year, and critics say the government has done almost nothing to resolve the crisis or even help ease the suffering of those most affected. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Black Market Buttocks Enhancements Creating ‘Burgeoning Epidemic’ in the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2014 Remember when we told you women in Venezuela are dying as a result of injections administered to add volume to their behinds? Turns out Americans are not exempt from this deadly fad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Venezuelan Soldiers Force ‘Bourgeois Parasites’ to Slash Prices

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2013 President Nicolas Maduro ordered troops to arrest several managers of the electronics chain Daka for raising prices and extorting the Venezuelan people. Soldiers then occupied 5 Daka locations, which led to looting at the company's store in the city of Valencia. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fewer Mexicans Entering U.S., More Leaving

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2012 Mexican immigration to the United States has slowed after four decades of the largest rush of migrants from a single country in American history and may even be declining, a report by the Pew Hispanic Center says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dodging Missiles With Russian Smugglers

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2011 This week on Truthdig Radio, in collaboration with KPFK, we hear about the dark side of international freight; the downside of DSK's dismissal; the power of journalism, and the fall of the Soviet Union.This week on Truthdig Radio: the dark side of international freight; the downside of DSK's dismissal; the power of journalism, and the fall of the Soviet Union. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Plutocracy: Corruption Is In the Eye of the Beholder

Stuart Whatley / Truthdig Aug 1, 2009 To many observers, the recent New Jersey corruption sting, which resulted in the arrests of three mayors, two state assemblymen and five rabbis, seems rather surreal for the American social and political fabric. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )