News Analysis | Mike Lofgren | The Implications of the Torture Report The political game is so rigged that something like this was to a degree foreordained. It also explains why no one will ever be tried, at least in a … By Mike Lofgren , Truthout December 16, 2014 Truthout
News | $4 Million: That’s How Much These Dim Sum Restaurant Workers Won in Back Pay Approximately 280 workers, many of them monolingual Chinese immigrants, are savoring a sweet labor victory. By Michelle Chen , TheNation December 16, 2014 Truthout
News Analysis | Arizona Opens New $50 Million Supermax Prison; New Report Denounces State’s Use of Solitary Confinement In written testimony, an individual describes the conditions of confinement as “horrendous.” By Lisa Dawson , SolitaryWatch December 16, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Torture Report: What Next? Without a plan to recommit to the rule of law and hold torturers accountable, the same abuses could be repeated in the future. By L. Michael Hager , Truthout December 16, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Connecting Police Violence Against People of Color and People With “Mental Illness“ Racism intersects deeply with discrimination and violence against people of all races who are perceived as unstable or “mentally ill.” By , Truthout December 16, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Oil Prices: The Impact of the Plunge The economic impact of falling oil prices might be bigger than you think, says Paul Krugman. By Paul Krugman , Krugman&Co. December 16, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Climate Change and Inequalities: How Will They Impact Women? Especially in poor countries, women's lives are often directly dependent on the natural environment. By Susan McDade , InterPressService December 16, 2014 Truthout
Human Rights The Torturers They will be awakened to the baseness of their crimes. By David Krieger , NuclearAgePeaceFoundation December 15, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Scalia Is Dead Wrong on Torture Torture is about as immoral and unconstitutional as it gets, but that's not how Antonin Scalia sees it. By The Daily Take Team , TheThomHartmannProgram December 15, 2014 Truthout
Review | Education & Youth “Voices of a People’s History,” 10th Anniversary Edition Features Testing Resistance MAP Boycott! Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove's updated primary source companion to “A People's History of the United States” includes Amber Kudla's anti-standardized testing graduation speech and Jesse Hagopian's reflection on … By Jesse Hagopian , IAmanEducator December 15, 2014 Truthout