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The Washington Post: Sneaky Persians Menace Pentagon’s Noble Aim to Keep US Troops in Afghanistan Forever
In a front page exposé on January 4, The Washington Post revealed that sneaky Persian agitators are conspiring to thwart the Pentagon's noble aim of keeping 10,000-30,000 US troops …
Self-Dealing: Even Ex-Federal Watchdogs Are Doing It
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Several years ago, I pushed for a revival of the old “Truman Committee” in the US Congress to look at war fraud …
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The Tea Party’s Not-So-Civil War
I met Karen Martin, a few days before New Year’s, at a cafe in Greenville, the hub of conservative politics in South Carolina. A 54-year-old refugee from the North …
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Why Now? What’s Next? Naomi Klein and Yotam Marom in Conversation About Occupy Wall Street
Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement in Zuccotti Park in New York, November 15, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) Naomi Klein: One …
Lesson From New Hampshire: The Powerlessness of the American Citizen
Hanging out in New Hampshire for the run-up to the primary is a powerful education in how undemocratic the American political system is. Corporate-funded journalists run around, …
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Several States Using Little-Known Fund to Jump-Start the Clean Economy
A little-known source of clean energy funding could prove a crucial job-creation engine in the states, as federal support diminishes and they seek fresh growth drivers. …
By the Numbers: Ten Years at Guantánamo Bay
The 10-year anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees at the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, offers few opportunities for celebration. The prison has been described as …
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Bill Moyers: He’s Back, Just as Curious as Ever
Bill Moyers, of the former PBS series, “Bill Moyers Journal,” at the City University of New York, December 14, 2011. Just 20 months after retiring, Moyers is returning to …
In the Clearing Stands a Boxer: One Man’s Fight Against Fracking
What can an individual do to stand up against systemic injustice?
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“It Was a Sunny Day“
Pfc. Brandon Neely worked as a miitary guard at Guantanamo when the detention camp opened ten years ago today. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Neely) A former Guantanamo …