Truthout
Articles
Aging US Population Requires Major Changes in Social Policy
As the US population ages, a new generation of caregivers will be necessary to preserve the dignity of people aged 65 and older.
|
“Guantanamo Diary”: A Tale of Captivity, Rendition and Torture
Mohamedou Ould Slahi's recently published Guantanamo Diary describes his brutal treatment at the US prison, where he remains, uncharged.
|
Beyond Reform: Essays Call for a Sweeping Reassessment of Incarceration
The journal Socialism and Democracy's collection of essays demonstrates why we need to go beyond various justice system reform proposals - valuable as they are - to a much …
William Rivers Pitt | How to Die of Dumb
The equation we are busily erasing from the blackboard - for profit while encased in a suffocating bag of ignorance - is ourselves.
There’s So Much Life Here: A Death Row Prisoner Looks Back on Over 20 Years in Solitary Confinement
Keith LaMar has been in solitary confinement for more than 21 years.
Shaky Conviction, Ongoing Punishment: Canada v. Omar Khadr
Now eligible, Khadr will apply for parole later this year.
|
Indigenous Storytelling in the Limelight
At the Berlinale's NATIVe Storytelling-Slam, indigenous perspectives were centre stage.
Will Biden’s Billion-Dollar Plan Help Central America?
Militarizing security, deregulating markets, and dismantling labor rights isn't the solution.
|
A Sea of People Fighting for Water in Sao Paulo
It seems the southeast has turned into its worst nightmare.
|
The Cost of Compassion: Why Churches Turn Their Backs on Torture Victims
When compassion becomes politically inconvenient, churches turn their backs.