Truthout
Interview
Noam Chomsky: US Is the “Most Dangerous Country in the World“
“The interesting question will be how long Trump's constituency can fall for the con game.”
Richard Wolff on Public Debt, Printing Money and How Governments Pay for Wars
Professor Wolff talks about how politicians exploit the mechanism of money printing.
Gentrification Represents a Geography of Inequality
Gentrification creates a rich, city-based ruling class and a mass of disconnected people spread out everywhere else.
Marine Le Pen, Donald Trump and the Emergence of New Right-Wing Movements
Socialists and radicals must come up with a new version of a globalized economy, says C.J. Polychroniou.
So Much for “Draining the Swamp”: Wall Street’s Power Soars Under Trump
Goldman Sachs has avoided $10 billion in taxes and we need to end their influence on the US government.
Massachusetts to Throw Out 21,000 Drug Convictions After State Chemist Tampers Evidence for Nine Years
In what may be the largest dismissal of wrongful convictions in US history, Massachusetts will throw out 21,587 criminal drug cases.
The Limits of Police “Reform”
When elites get to define the problem, they get to decide what constitutes solving it.
Member of Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Gains Momentum in Jackson, Mississippi’s Mayoral Race
Chokwe Antar Lumumba has a plan to change Mississippi's reputation as a site of acute oppression, starting with Jackson.
Trump Rejects Calls for Transparency, Vowing to Keep Tax Returns and White House Visitor Logs Secret
The White House is facing new criticism over its lack of transparency.
“I Am Her Voice”: Meet the 10-Year-Old Boy Helping His Mom Take Refuge From Deportation in a Church
Two months ago, Jeanette Vizguerra skipped a scheduled check-in with ICE.