Staff / TruthdigOct 31, 2016
Demonstrators in North Dakota are still reeling from last Thursday’s peaceful protests that led to the arrests of over 140 people. New video footage from that day shows a security contractor wielding an AR-15 rifle “attempting to infiltrate a group of water protectors.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
TruthdigOct 29, 2016
Despite an increasingly hostile police presence, the leader of the tribe at the center of the Dakota Access pipeline protest stays focused on peace and hope. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 28, 2016
The director, playwright and climate activist was wondering why the presidential candidate wasn’t anywhere near the contested grounds where the clash over the Dakota Access pipeline appeared to be at a critical point. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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KiMi Robinson / TruthdigOct 27, 2016
Now that the Dakota Access pipeline protest has galvanized the Native American community, the Advance Native Political Leadership group wants to build a pathway to more government inclusion. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2016
The Truthdig team sat down with documentary filmmaker Josh Fox to discuss the criminalization of journalists documenting the protests in North Dakota, the election and the troubling state of American democracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsOct 25, 2016
A major crude-oil pipeline in Oklahoma sprang a leak Sunday night. The company has yet to provide an estimate of volume spilled. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigOct 25, 2016
Tensions continued to escalate over the weekend as police shot down a drone used by protesters to film police activity at the North Dakota site. Since demonstrations began over the summer, at least 260 people have been arrested. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Wenonah Hauter / YES! MagazineOct 24, 2016
In addition to advising on all three mega-mergers, Credit Suisse is playing a big role behind the scenes of the Dakota Access pipeline.In addition to advising on all three megamergers, Credit Suisse is playing a big role behind the scenes of the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Nadia Prupis / Common DreamsOct 24, 2016
Saturday's events follow reports of escalating police abuse at protest sites, including beatings and unnecessary strip searches of those detained. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Deirdre Fulton / Common DreamsOct 18, 2016
North Dakota has dismissed riot charges issued after the Democracy Now! host reported on security guards assaulting nonviolent Dakota Access pipeline protesters in September. By filing the charges in the first place, "the state's attorney was attempting to stop journalism," Goodman said. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigOct 14, 2016
A panel of federal judges has allowed construction of the controversial $3.8 billion DAPL project to proceed, but the resistance movement will not back down from the fossil-fuel industry and government authorities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 12, 2016
The U.S. government has a long history of breaking promises and dishonoring contracts with Native Americans and other marginalized groups. Hopefully, the next president will change this shameful truth. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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