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Contrary to what many might believe, the extreme use of force by police on the peaceful protestors was not what caused the massive uprising which started in Turkey in …

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Fridaylaunched Free & Equal, an unprecedented global public education campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender …

In McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to strike down longstanding provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act that impose an “aggregate limit” …

Early in his first term, President Obama appointed Melanne Verveer as the first Ambassador-At-Large for Global Women's Issues. Now, a new appointee will take the lead on the state …

While we complain of 100 degree heat and take solace in our air-conditioned homes, prisoners across the country are suffering - and not just for their crimes.

Rebecca Sonlit is marching on Chevron to do her part to fight against big oil. Will you join her?

Education reform in the US is failing. Our belief that a capitalist structure in the classroom is a big reason why.

“It wasn't true that most cocaine users would do anything for another hit,” Neuroscientist Carl Hart tells Truthout.

Our money system is ill-equipped to help us solve the socio-economic and ecological challenges we face.

Newly published recollections by the former French ambassador to Iran suggest that Iran was not running a covert nuclear weapons programme that it then decided to halt in late …