News | No Charges for Oil Exec./Fracking Lobbyist After Assaulting EnviroNews Reporter on Camera John Peiserich will not face battery charges stemming from a November 17 scuffle with EnviroNews editor-in-chief Emerson Urry. By Blair Koch , EnviroNews December 2, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Attack on Academic Freedom Redux – An Analysis (1 December 2014) by Lawrence Davidson Of late there has been news about attacks on academic freedom. By Lawrence Davidson , SpeakOut December 2, 2014 Truthout
War & Peace Global Days of Listening Honors International Human Rights Day We'll share hope, and rededicate ourselves to truly building a border-free world for all. By Staff , AfghanPeaceVolunteers December 2, 2014 Truthout
News | Unsafe Levels of Formaldehyde in Air Around Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale Air samples taken in the Fayetteville Shale show notably elevated levels of formaldehyde, a suspected human carcinogen. By Julie Dermansky , DeSmogBlog December 2, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | President Walker? Five Things You Should Know About Scott (Calvin) Walker Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is walking and talking a lot like he is running for President of the United States. By Mary Bottari , PRWatch December 2, 2014 Truthout
News | Former al-Qaeda Hostage Recounts Nightmare – of Dealing With FBI The only thing as bad as being tortured for months as a captive of jihadists in Syria was dealing with the US government afterward. By Nancy A Youssef , McClatchyNewspapers December 2, 2014 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Watchdog Group Files DOJ Complaint Against Dallas Police, Alleging Racial Pattern of Excessive Force The group claims Dallas police have participated in a pattern of excessive deadly force against Black and Latino people. By Candice Bernd , Truthout December 2, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | Police Violence Is Not Inevitable: Four Ways a California Police Chief Connected Cops With Communities “A critical look at any institution with as much power and authority invested in it as the police is probably a good thing.” By Steve Early , YES!Magazine December 2, 2014 Truthout
News | Shale Oil Fuels Indigenous Conflict in Argentina The boom in unconventional fossil fuels has revived indigenous conflicts in southwest Argentina. By Fabiana Frayssinet , InterPressService December 2, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | US Arms Still Flowing to Thailand Despite Recent Coup Six months after Thailand's military coup, the US has exported tens of millions worth of military equipment to the unelected Thai government. By Ken Klippenstein & Paul Gottinger , Truthout December 2, 2014 Truthout