Britney Schultz

Britney Schultz is Truthout’s editor-in-chief. She lives in Ohio.

RNC Protesters “Wall Off Trump” and Confront Police Violence

Protesters erected a "wall" with banners outside the RNC, and kept systemic police violence in the spotlight even as a sea of police flooded the streets around them.

By: Britney Schultz &; Candice Bernd ,; Truthout

July 21, 2016

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Politics & Elections

People’s Justice and Peace Convention, Protests Mark RNC’s Opening Weekend

Activists from across the U.S. held a "people's convention," and hit the streets to protest police violence and Trump.

By: Britney Schultz &; Candice Bernd ,; Truthout

July 18, 2016

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Human Rights

Taken From Families, Indigenous Children Face Extreme Rates of State Violence in US

South Dakota receives $79,000 per Native child per year under the adoption track of the state's foster care system.

By: Britney Schultz ,; Truthout

July 12, 2015

News Analysis

Amid Justice Department Investigations, Protesters Call Out Cleveland Police Murders

As national protests continue, activists and concerned residents in Cleveland are calling for police accountability.

By: Britney Schultz ,; Truthout

December 16, 2014

News

Local Resistance to the NDAA Amps Up, Spans Political Spectrum

A decision by the Obama administration to consider a drone strike against a US citizen brings the conflict of executive authority and civil and constitutional rights back in the …

By: Britney Schultz ,; Truthout

February 21, 2014

News

What, If Anything, Will the US Learn From Fukushima?

Proponents push nuclear power as "clean" energy, but the Fukushima meltdown shows why nuclear energy should be examined more closely.

By: Britney Schultz ,; Truthout

December 19, 2013

News

Climate Change Movement Shifts to Convey Urgency

Leaders in the climate justice movement say it is time to start leveraging activists' commitment against the greatest crisis humanity's ever faced.

By: Britney Schultz ,; Truthout

September 26, 2013

News

One Hundred Thirty Cities Across the US Protest on Anniversary of Citizens United

On Friday, activists in more than 130 cities in 46 states across the country "occupied" their federal courts on the eve of the second anniversary of Citizens United v. …

By: Britney Schultz ,; Truthout

January 22, 2012

News

Oil Spills Are Forever: BP Gets Slap on the Wrist for Oil Disaster (Part Two)

(Photo courtesy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council) In early October, BP and its contractors Transocean and Halliburton, were cited by the Interior Department for …

By: Britney Schultz ,; Truthout

November 5, 2011

News

Activists Fight to Hold Exxon Mobil Accountable in Valdez Oil Spill (Part One)

(Photo courtesy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council) Rick Steiner is currently in the middle of a legal battle with Exxon Mobil Corp. over the …

By: Britney Schultz ,; Truthout

November 4, 2011

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