Interview | Politics & Elections From Burnout to Breakthroughs, Weary Organizers Can Come Back Stronger How can we build our way back from pandemic exhaustion? By Kelly Hayes , Truthout October 14, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Immigration Family Searches for Father Missing in Texas Desert as Border Deaths Peak Armando Alejo Hernández was an undocumented worker in the U.S for more than a decade before being deported in 2016. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! October 13, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Chomsky, Pollin and Lapavitsas: Are We Witnessing the Demise of Neoliberalism? COVID has forced dramatic shifts. Is a new variant of capitalism emerging, or is neoliberalism just re-entrenching? By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout October 13, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Voter Turnout in Iraq Hits All-Time Low as Faith in Democratic Process Falters Iraqi journalist Nabil Salih says the election has little to do with responding to the demands of the people. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! October 12, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Family of Henrietta Lacks Sues Over Racist Theft of Cells for Biotech Profit The “HeLa” cell line has played a part in cancer research, the polio vaccine and even COVID-19 vaccines. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 8, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights More Than 5 Million People in Ethiopia Are in Need of Humanitarian Assistance UN officials say Ethiopia’s government is blocking the movement of medicine, food and fuel. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 7, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Chomsky: It’s Life and Death — Intellectuals Can’t Keep Serving the Status Quo The intellectual’s task is not to speak “truth to power” but to speak with the powerless and to try to learn the truth. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout October 7, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Police Reform Is Not Enough to Protect Black Lives Human rights lawyer Derecka Purnell argues that police reform is an inadequate compromise to calls for abolition. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! October 6, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Immigration Trump Is Gone, But the US Is Still Putting Migrants Through Hell It is the tyranny of normalcy that allows our government to perpetrate atrocities. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout October 6, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Leak Shows Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Harmed Children and Spread Hate Facebook deliberately ignored rampant disinformation and hate speech in order to boost ad sales. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! October 5, 2021 Truthout