Excerpt | Culture & Media Jazz Is a Music of Perseverance Against Racism and Capitalism Perhaps no artistic vocation in the 20th century was more dangerous than that of a jazz musician. By Gerald Horne , MonthlyReviewPress August 30, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Indicted GOP Congressman Challenged by Former GOP Congressman Charged With Theft Former Rep. Darrell Issa is considering challenging Rep. Duncan Hunter in California. By Lisa Needham , TheAmericanIndependentInstitute August 30, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing I Didn’t Kill Anyone, But I’m Sentenced to Die in Prison Under “accountability laws,” people are convicted of murder just because they were present during the crime. By Raul Dorado , Truthout August 30, 2019 Truthout
News | Immigration Over 1,100 Congregations Have Agreed to Provide Sanctuary to Migrants Places of worship are harboring families facing deportation, defying the law but fulfilling a moral imperative. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout August 30, 2019 Truthout
Review | Racial Justice “Pan-African Social Ecology” Illustrates Liberation in Direct Democracy In his new book, Modibo Kadalie offers key insights on direct democratic organizing and transnational solidarity. By Clara Mejia-Gamboa , Truthout August 29, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Amazon Fires Will Have Global Consequences. The UN Must Act. The fires in the Amazon pose a threat to international peace and security. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout August 29, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections These Companies Promised to Be Socially Responsible While Pushing ALEC’s Agenda Anthem, Chevron, FedEx, Pfizer and others attended an ALEC meeting shortly after signing a much-lauded ethics statement. By Donald Shaw , Sludge August 29, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Sanders and Warren Back Legalization of Injection Sites for Drug Users There are no safe consumption sites in the U.S. The Trump administration wants to keep it that way. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 29, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Voters Say Touchscreen Machines Switched Votes in Nine Mississippi Counties The machine errors spark new concerns about electronic voting machines heading into the 2020 election. By Igor Derysh , Salon August 29, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health EPA Moves to Loosen Methane Rules as Trump Opens Alaskan Rainforest U.S.-style capitalism heeds no stop signs. It exists to plunder and to despoil for profit. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 29, 2019 Truthout