Truthout
Articles
In Jail, “Bowl Phone” Takes Edge Off Inmates’ Isolation
Drained metal toilets are used as megaphones.
Does the Treasury Secretary Have to Be a Lobbyist for Wall Street in Europe?
A financial transaction tax has huge support in Europe, and the too-big-to-fail crowd is scared to death it will succeed.
|
Why Big Coal and the Anti-Frackers Are Up in Arms Over Obama’s Climate Plan
Industry and activists alike put heat on Obama for his ambitious national plan to tackle climate change.
|
President Obama in Berlin: Why Not Ask for More?
Experts, activists are asking why President Obama settles for so little in nuclear arms control goals.
|
“Pure” Capitalism Is Pure Fantasy
Call it “crony, gangster, casino” or “monopoly” capitalism, its supposedly objectionable features - big government, monopolies, the Federal Reserve, welfare, taxation and labor unions - are intrinsic to any …
|
Finding your activist voice
I was a really shy kid. In middle school, I tried to get through class without saying anything. But by high school it got so bad that at a …
Yemen’s “Schoolhouse Rock” vs. the “War on Terror”: A Conversation With Baraa Shiban
Robert Naiman meets with Baraa Shiban, who works for the British human rights group Reprieve, who discusses a proposal to prohibit drone strikes in the country that is …
|
The Marriage of Libertarians and Racists
The Right Wing's dancing with the racist devil is not new. It's as old as the Founding, writes Robert Parry.
Food Justice: Connecting Farm to Community
Just Food in New York City is nimbly doing just what its name suggests: building food justice.
Nuclear Waste: A $1 Billion Energy Department Project Overshoots Its Budget by 600 Percent
A yawning gap opens between Washington's claims about a nuclear plant and its messy construction.