Op-Ed | Coerced Confessions and Jailhouse Snitches: Why the Death Penalty Is So Flawed The death penalty makes errors irreversible and in the most serious criminal cases. By Brandon L. Garrett , TheConversation August 20, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Facing the Complexities of the Charter School Debate The educational justice movement must balance opposition to privatization with support for the unionization of charter school teachers. By Antonia Darder , Truthout August 20, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Noam Chomsky | “The Iranian Threat”: Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace? Chomsky wades through the spin and speechifying to offer a frank assessment of threats in the Middle East. By Noam Chomsky , TomDispatch August 20, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Who’s the Real Troublemaker in the Middle East? Iran's no democratic paradise, but Washington's Saudi allies are even worse. By Medea Benjamin , OtherWords August 20, 2015 Truthout
Interview | How Can We Make People Care About Climate Change? Per Espen Stoknes talks about the psychological barriers to public action on climate and how to overcome them. By Richard Schiffman , YaleEnvironment360 August 20, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | An Open Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Attorney General Loretta Lynch The Department of State ‘Travel Advisory’ acknowledges Israel's disregard for our citizenship rights and claim to be powerless. By Dr. James J. Zogby , Speakout August 20, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Having Prevented Previous Overkills, Can New Zealand Stop TPP? New Zealanders have long challenged Western Industrialization's models of property and corporate rights. By Dallas Darling , Speakout August 20, 2015 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Rikers Killed Kalief Browder Kalief's brother, Akeem, is an activist in the Bronx. He speaks about what his brother endured and the family's fight for justice. By Lee Wengraf & Lichi D’Amelio , SocialistWorker August 19, 2015 Truthout
News | Red Cross CEO Tried to Kill Government Investigation Despite vows of transparency, CEO Gail McGovern lobbied to spike an inquiry by the Government Accountability Office. By Justin Elliott , ProPublica August 19, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Scott Walker Falsely Promises Racial Unity Scott Walker believes focusing on ‘racial discord’ will only create more. By Brendan Fischer , PRWatch August 19, 2015 Truthout