Truthout
Interview
Freed CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou Says “I Would Do It All Again” to Expose Torture
Kiriakou is the first CIA whistleblower on torture.
Medium and Movement: Todd Wolfson on the Digital Rebellion
Wolfson explains how and why the indymedia movement had a phoenix-like growth initially, but failed to maintain its promise.
Juan Gonzalez: Overhaul of New York City’s 911 System Woefully Mismanaged and Nearly $1 Billion Over Budget
Troubles plague NYC's 911 system.
FCC’s Net Neutrality Shift a Victory for Open Internet and Grassroots Activism Against Cable Giants
Tom Wheeler backed net neutrality.
Deported Palestinian Scholar Sami Al-Arian on His Chilling Post-9/11 Prosecution
Sami Al-Arian discusses the end of his ordeal.
An End to “Mindless Austerity”: Obama Pushes for Taxing the Rich to Fund New Spending Programs
President Obama has unveiled a $4 trillion budget proposal for next year Congress that calls for raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
Johann Hari: Everything We Know About the Drug War and Addiction Is Wrong
Journalist Johann Hari talks about the century-old failed drug war and how much of what we know about addiction is wrong.
Bringing Fanon’s “Concerning Violence” to Film
Film co-producer Joslyn Barnes discusses “Concerning Violence,” which explores 1960s and 1970s African liberation struggles.
The New Arab Cold War: US Policy Sows Conflict, Unrest Across the Middle East and North Africa
As the United States weighs a major escalation with potential military aid to Ukraine, we look at how American policy is sowing conflict across North Africa and the Middle …
Dean Baker: New Leftist Greek Leaders Being “Very Smart” to Challenge German-Imposed Austerity
Economist Dean Baker discusses last month's victory of the left-wing Syriza party in Greece.