Truthout
Articles
|
Feds Rely on Industry-Funded Study to Push for More Offshore Oil Exploitation
As President Obama said, climate denial is unacceptable, but so is the doublespeak coming from this administration.
|
AmeriCorps Becomes New Target for Anti-Abortion Legislators
After learning six AmeriCorps members were trained as abortion doulas, US lawmakers are calling for more investigations.
What Small Farms Need to Compete With Corporate Food
Most small farms have to follow the same rules as big corporate ones. In Maine, flexible food ordinances have increased the number of small farmers.
Smearing Three Dead Teenagers
Three Black teenagers are dead in Florida — and the authorities are trying to blame them for their own deaths.
How to Create an “Ecology of Change” by Combining Movement Uprisings With Long-Term Organizing
Grassroots forces have been most effective when they have harnessed both the power of organization and the power of widespread defiance.
|
Story of Incarcerated Teen Shows Injustice of Juvenile Imprisonment
Jean Trounstine's gripping account of a teenage boy's crime, punishment and life after prison is tragic and illuminating.
|
Remembering Muhammad Salah
We can best pay homage to the life of Muhammad Salah by continuing to work for justice for the Palestinian people.
|
Upton Sinclair and the Democrats’ Dirty Tricks
Sinclair's campaign came as the US was near the low point of the Great Depression.
This Could Be the Death of the Fossil Fuel Industry — Will the Rest of the Economy Go With It?
In just two decades, the total value of the energy being produced via fossil fuel extraction has plummeted by more than half.
|
How to Prevent Food Waste: 27 Tips for Community Leaders
Addressing food waste through prevention, redistribution and composting is an emerging focus for city leaders.