Truthout
Interview
Bringing Solutions to COP21: A Conversation With Cooperation Jackson’s Brandon King
The organizer discusses what the delegation and Cooperation Jackson are hoping to bring and take away from the climate talks.
Top Climate Expert: Crisis Worse Than We Think; Scientists Are Self-Censoring to Downplay Risk
The climate crisis is more severe than even many scientists have acknowledged.
Critical Exposure: Cameras in Hand, Palestinian Women Document Daily Abuses
The co-directors of “In the Image” discuss their film and how Palestinian women have taken the lead in documenting injustices.
COP21: A Rallying Cry – No Climate Justice Without Full Indigenous Rights
Part of systems change is the recognition of the rights of Indigenous peoples.
Corporations, Not People, Have Been Made Stakeholders in the New Global Order
Susan George, author of “Shadow Sovereigns,” discusses the rise of corporate personhood on a global scale.
The Long Assault on Voting Rights and Fear of a Changing South
Author Ari Berman describes the ways that the VRA was a success and also the opposition to it that began as soon as law was enacted.
For Abortion Providers, a Constant Barrage of Personalized Harassment
Shootings like the one at a Colorado clinic are rare. Stalking, hate mail, and intimidating protests are the daily reality.
US Accused of Shifting Responsibility of Climate Crisis Despite Role as Largest Historic Polluter
Are climate leaders making empty promises?
Horror Beyond Description: Noam Chomsky on the Latest Phase of the War on Terror
World-renowned critic of US foreign policy Noam Chomsky offers his insights on the current phase on the US “war on terror.”
UK Begins Bombing Syria After Pro-War Vote; Cameron Accuses Corbyn of Being “Terrorist Sympathizer”
British warplanes have begun bombing targets in Syria just hours after British lawmakers voted 397 to 223 to support Prime Minister David Cameron's plan for airstrikes.