Dahr Jamail

  • The crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant is being called the "biggest industrial catastrophe in the history of mankind." June 20, 2011

  • People living near nuclear disaster in Japan have been evacuated or ordered to stay indoors--while radioactive materials leak into the sea, soil and air. April 12, 2011

  • Gulf Coast residents are increasingly angry that compensation funds for the impact of the BP oil spill are in short supply. January 27, 2011

  • Sexual assault within the ranks of the military is a systemic problem that forced the Pentagon to conduct annual reporting. January 5, 2011

  • The evidence is growing that BP's use of toxic oil dispersants is poisoning people--but the EPA won't talk about it. December 15, 2010

  • Increasing numbers of Gulf Coast residents are attributing serious illnesses to BP's oil spill and use of toxic dispersants. November 19, 2010

  • Fishers, conservationists and oil workers rallied in Louisiana's capital to demand that oil giant BP be held accountable. November 8, 2010

  • Gulf of Mexico residents have been hit with unexplained illnesses in the wake of BP's widespread use of toxic dispersants. November 1, 2010

  • The federal government and BP claim that much of the Gulf of Mexico is free of oil and safe for fishing and recreational use--but that's not the case. October 8, 2010

  • Whistleblowers working on BP's "Vessels of Opportunity" program have evidence the company is still spraying vast amounts of toxic chemical dispersants. September 21, 2010

  • Mississippi has reopened all its fishing areas--but some shrimpers refuse to trawl because they fear the toxicity of the waters. September 14, 2010

  • Thousands of lives along the Gulf Coast, as well as the Gulf itself, have been devastated by the ongoing disaster of the BP oil spill August 26, 2010

  • BP and the federal government, with the help of the media, claim that oil from the Gulf disaster has been captured, dispersed or is simply "gone." August 16, 2010

  • Gulf Coast residents are outraged after an announcement that BP will subtract money they earn by working on the cleanup from future claims. July 27, 2010

  • Why should we give a damn about the value of BP stock while its criminal negligence continues to annihilate the Gulf of Mexico? July 22, 2010

  • BP is using huge amounts of chemical dispersants on the oil it spewed into the Gulf--at a terrible cost to the environment. July 21, 2010

  • The BP oil spill threatens to wipe out a way of life for an Indian tribe that was already under pressure even before the oil arrived. July 12, 2010

  • In towns on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico, signs of local discontent at the BP oil spill abound--including a makeshift cemetery for "All That Is Lost." July 7, 2010

  • At least 50 soldiers who have medical conditions that should prohibit them from training were sent to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. June 14, 2010

  • The military's mental health system needs a complete overhaul, explains an Iraq War veteran who learned this from bitter experience. June 8, 2010

  • More than 40 years after Israel attacked a U.S. Navy ship in international waters, the survivors are still seeking justice. June 3, 2010

  • The tar sands mining project in Canada, is possibly the largest industrial project in history--and also one of the most destructive. May 26, 2010

  • Army Spc. Marc Hall was finally granted a discharge after facing a court-martial for challenging the stop-loss policy--in a song. April 22, 2010

  • While footage of U.S. soldiers committing atrocities against Iraqi civilians has shocked many, some vets say such war crimes are not uncommon. April 16, 2010

  • A leaked video of U.S. soldiers killing a dozen Iraqis isn't uncommon, according to several soldiers with equally horrific stories. April 13, 2010