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Nine LGBTQ Stories Big Media Ignored in 2014
Radical queer organizing was alive and well in the US in 2014; you just may not have heard about it in mainstream media.
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Our Hopes for 2015
As we make our way into 2015, some of the Truthout team share personal hopes for the coming year with you, our readers.
The New Conquistadors Making Their Presence Felt at COP20 in Peru
Corporations causing social and environmental destruction in the Andes and Amazon are driving climate change, whilst enjoying influential seats at the climate-negotiating table.
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Digging in and Throwing Down: Direct Action at Union Station
Yesterday, a group of around 150 protestors formed a #BlackLivesMatter event at Union Station in Chicago.
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The Silent Cry of Bethlehem
Suffering under an Israeli military occupation since 1967, Bethlehem is slowly being strangled.
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Life in the Crosshairs – How Some Public Feminists, Atheists and Other Activists Cope With Death Threats
The risk of violence can make us hesitate to say no. Or yes. It can make us hesitate to stay home alone. Or go out at night. Or speak …
Saudis Tell Shale Industry It Will Break Them, Plans to Keep Pumping Even at $20 a Barrel
The Saudis will keep pumping oil even as prices slide, and by implication, will force production cuts on others.
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Zombie Apocalypse and the Politics of Artificial Scarcity
The widespread deployment of apocalyptic fear ultimately keeps us in our place, and out of the business of those who own our worlds.
Guatemalan Genocide Trial Set to Resume Amid Amnesty Battles
Under pressure from entrenched economic and military interests, Guatemala's Constitutional Court undid its historic genocide ruling in 2013.
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Okinawa: The Small Island Trying to Block the US Military’s “Pivot to Asia“
Last month, the citizens of Okinawa awarded a landslide victory to a governor who wants US troops off the pristine island.