Truthout
Interview
Attacks in Brussels and Paris Underscore Need to Address Crisis in Syria
Tuesday's attacks in Belgium bring the Syrian crisis back into question.
Obama Visits Cuba, but Will US Ever End Embargo, Give Back Guantánamo?
President Obama has arrived in Cuba for a historic three-day visit, becoming the first sitting US president to visit the island in 88 years.
Why We Must Listen to Survivors of Solitary Confinement
Editors Jean Casella and Sarah Shourd discuss how the movement to end solitary is growing — inside and outside prisons.
The System Is Rigged Against Regular People
In their new book, “Nation on the Take,” Wendell Potter and Nick Penniman portray a government and politics polluted by big corporate dollars. But the authors also offer solutions.
How to Create a Tiny House Village
Build a community of interested parties around you and find people who can and want to help.
“Donald Trump Scares Me”: Ex-GOP Lawmaker on the ’16 Race, Climate Denialism and the Supreme Court
Mickey Edwards' analysis of the nation's current political situation may surprise you.
Dahr Jamail | Antarctica on the Brink: NASA Emeritus Scientist Warns of Dramatic Loss of Glaciers
After 35 years at NASA, Robert Bindschadler says we should expect the loss of most of the globe's land glaciers by 2100.
Could Someone Be Killed at a Trump Rally? St. Louis Activist Speaks Out on Friday Campaign Chaos
In St. Louis, Missouri, another Trump rally made headlines Friday when 31 people were arrested.
Thanks to Jim Crow Era Law, One in Four Black Adults Can’t Vote in Florida’s Primary
Florida has the highest number of disenfranchised voters.
Dogmas of Our Economic System Must Change, Says Former Economic Hit Man
Author John Perkins discusses how “economic hit men” today are even more entrenched in the US political system.