Wilder Fires and Rising Waters: Climate Impacts Are Approaching America’s Door

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Apr 19, 2017 A pair of new studies shows how American climate refugees will "reshape" the population landscape of the nation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Heated Presidential Primary Lives On as Hillary Clinton Stumps for Debbie Wasserman Schultz

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Aug 10, 2016 The Democratic presidential nominee appeared beside the embattled congresswoman the same day Bernie Sanders urged supporters to donate to her progressive opponent, Tim Canova. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Live Blog: Policies, Not Personalities, Take Center Stage in 12th GOP Debate

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 11, 2016 Thursday's subdued debate in Miami focused on ideas for change, but Donald Trump's competitors failed to pose a substantial challenge even as they played to their strengths and kept things civil. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Wins Democrats’ Eighth Debate as Hillary Clinton Remains Prisoner of Caution

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 9, 2016 Clinton is the establishment candidate. Sanders is the anti-establishment candidate. The mainstream media bias was obvious in the Miami debate. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Cutting Emissions May Save Some U.S. Cities, but More Than 400 Appear ‘Already Lost,’ Study Finds

By Reynard Loki, AlterNet Oct 15, 2015 Researchers say it is already too late for Miami and New Orleans, which will be overcome by rising sea levels caused by man-made climate change. Under a worst-case scenario, New York could be unlivable by 2085. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cops in Michigan and Florida Target Blacks in Grotesque Abuses of Power

BLANK Nov 22, 2013 In separate scandals, police in suburban cities outside Detroit and Miami have been targeting blacks in disgusting abuses of their civil rights, including allegedly forcing a mentally ill black man to "dance like a chimp" while a cop recorded him, then shared the video with friends. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Bay of Pigs Turns 50

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2011 This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of Cuba's defeat of a CIA-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs, and the communist nation remembered the occasion with a parade Saturday celebrating the bloody nose it delivered to its powerful neighbor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dolphins GM Apologizes for Prostitute Question

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2010 Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland has apologized to NFL draftee Dez Bryant for asking the footballer if his mother was a prostitute. Bryant said he was “really mad,” but didn’t say anything at the time to his prospective employer. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Connecting With Cuba

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2010 In a meeting that could signify shifting tides between the U.S. and Cuba, Cuba's foreign minister has met with Hillary Clinton's chief of staff at a U.N. forum on Haiti relief, the first public meeting of such high-level officials in years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Walking for Legalization

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2010 Taking an ambulatory cue from the Freedom Riders of the civil rights era, four immigrant students -- three of whom are undocumented -- are walking from downtown Miami to Washington, D.C., in a four-month protest against the Obama administration's inaction on legislation that could give legal status to immigrants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hedges and Friends Debate Illusion, Conservatism and 9/11

BLANK Nov 19, 2009 Chris Hedges, George Packer and Sam Tanenhaus mix it up on this Miami Book Fair panel about the fascinating times in which we live. Don't miss Hedges take on the charge that his lingo is limited to the Harvard set. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Palin Show Hits Miami

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2008 Sarah Palin is doing a gosh-darned great job staying in the public eye here in the lower 48 -- so much so that, according to scuttlebutt picked up by CNN, some fellow GOP types at the Republican Governors Association pow-wow in Miami were grumbling about her stealing the spotlight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )