Truthout
Interview
Indigenous Leader Davi Kopenawa: Bolsonaro Is Killing My People and the Amazon
Kopenawa, a shaman of the Yanomami people, has dedicated his life to protecting his culture and the Amazon rainforest.
UN Report Finds Over 7 Million Children Worldwide Are Being Held in Detention
At least 410,000 of those children are detained in jails and prisons, where violence is endemic.
50 Years Ago Today, Police Murdered Fred Hampton. His Activism Lives On.
Civil rights attorney Flint Taylor discusses the past and present fight against Chicago's systemic racist policing.
Indigenous Land Protectors Are Defending the Amazon and Paying With Their Lives
Indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa will receive a Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize."
Greta Thunberg Has Sailed Back to Europe for Climate Talks
Greta Thunberg arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, after traveling for three weeks across the Atlantic Ocean by ship.
Youth-Led Protests Topple Iraqi Prime Minister as Demonstrations Continue
Anti-government protests continue after the Iraqi Parliament voted to accept the resignation of the prime minister.
Tariq Ali on UK Elections, Jeremy Corbyn and the Rise of the Extreme Right
Activist, filmmaker and author Tariq Ali says the Conservative Party has been “taken over by the extreme right wing."
Native Women Were Forcibly Sterilized — and They Fought Back
In the 1970s, over 40 percent of Native women were sterilized either without their knowledge or by coercion.
Activists Reflect on 20 Years of Indymedia and the Radical Media Movement
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Independent Media Center and rise of the global citizen journalist movement.
20 Years After Battle of Seattle, Activists Reflect on Historic WTO Protests
The protests went on for five days and resulted in 600 arrests and in the eventual collapse of the talks.