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![President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0720-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden Tried to Absolve Himself for Afghanistan Aftermath — But He Voted for War
From Bush to Biden, many powerful forces have been complicit. Now the war for profit continues in a different form.
![Coal mining helmet on coal](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/2021_0409-coal-mining-400x300.jpg)
Striking Alabama Miners Push Back on Contract Settlement
The contract offers certain concessions, but does not address the central demands workers say they require.
![Water is delivered by staff of the John Hopkins Center for American Indian Health at a home with no running water, near the Navajo Nation town of Fort Defiance in Arizona on May 22, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0807-navajo-water-400x300.jpg)
Navajo Nation’s Shortage of Clean Water Is Impeding Efforts to Control COVID
A disastrous legacy of exploitative drilling and mining has destroyed the Navajo Nation’s precious water resources.
![Amy Klobuchar speaks into a microphone in front of a U.S. flag that's superimposed with smokestacks in the distance](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0220-klobuchar-400x300.jpg)
Environmentalist in Klobuchar’s Home State Says She’s “Owned by Big Agriculture”
Amy Klobuchar has also shown a staunch unwillingness to challenge mining or pipeline interests.
![Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0214-guatemala-400x300.jpg)
Global Mining Corporations Have a Friend in the New Guatemalan Government
President Giammattei has already declared martial law in two municipalities opposed to resource extraction.
![A worker operates a drilling rig at the Barroso mine near Boticas, northern Portugal, on September 3, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/12/2019_1229-portugal-mining-400x300.jpg)
How a Rising Anti-Mining Movement Is Challenging Portugal’s “White Gold” Rush
Portuguese are organizing to stop a boom in lithium mining, as the government rushes to become Europe's top supplier.
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Indigenous Leader Davi Kopenawa: Bolsonaro Is Killing My People and the Amazon
Kopenawa, a shaman of the Yanomami people, has dedicated his life to protecting his culture and the Amazon rainforest.
![Aerial view of Duke Energy's 1985 Cape Fear coal ash pond.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1121-coal-ash-1-400x300.jpg)
Push to Mine Minerals for “National Security” Is Creating New Market for Coal
The Trump administration has been seeking to expand mining on public lands and further loosen environmental rules.
![Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison speaks in the House of Representatives at Parliament House on October 15, 2019, in Canberra, Australia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1103-scott-morrison-400x300.jpg)
Australian Prime Minister Pledges to Outlaw Climate Boycotts
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is trying to criminalize campaigns that target the nation's mining industry.
![Chief Juarez Saw of the Munduruku tribe shows of homes in his village on the banks of the Tapajos river on Tuesday, April 09, 2019 in Sawre Muybu, Para, Brazil. The Munduruku tribe has been battling for years with outside forces like illegal miners trying to destroy their lands for profits.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-1163141799-400x300.jpg)
While the Amazon Burns, Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples Rise Up
Indigenous communities and organizations are mobilizing in self-defense and securing their constitutional rights.