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“Shallow Throat”: Has “the Revolution” Started?
Occupy Wall Street, Liberty Park, NY, October 10. (Photo: DoctorTongs) Over the past decade, I've met fairly regularly with "Shallow Throat,"* a mole high up in the …
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Looming Crisis of Climate Chaos
On June 21, I had six hours of surgery for renal cell cancer. At age 79, I’m devoting my remaining time and energy to the vital issue of climate …
End Corporate Personhood
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Arizona changed its law after 1886 so that the word person would include nonliving as well as living legal entities: “‘Person’ includes …
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An All-American Nightmare
This Is What Defeat Looks Like How about a moment of silence for the passing of the American Dream? M.R.I.C. (May it rest in …
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As Political Groups Push Envelope, FEC Gridlock Gives “De Facto Green Light“
As the presidential campaign swings into high gear, rivers of cash are flowing in to support the candidates, and experts are predicting billions will be raised by next fall. …
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Rebels and Messiahs: Ten Spiritual Ancestors for Occupy Wall Street
We started to make a list of people throughout history who might be considered Occupy Wall Street's spiritual forefathers and mothers, but it got so long it felt like …
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Finding Freedom in Handcuffs
An Occupy Wall Street demonstrator is detained by police while others march nearby, in New York, October 14, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York Times) …
We Are the 99 Percent – and So Is The Planet
Liberty Plaza, New York City, September 26, 2011. (Photo: Sasha Y. Kimel) Of all the disastrous effects of the 1 percent's insatiable drive to accumulate wealth - …
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Forced Sterilizations Still Haunt Victims of North Carolina Eugenics Program
Charlotte, N.C. - Janice Black's crooked signature crawls across the consent form. She didn't know what kind of paper she was signing. Her name was the only thing she …
The GOP War on Plaintiff Rights
Yeah, I know, the GOP is at War against citizens rights to do just about everything that isn't US Chamber of Commerce approved these days. That's just one of …