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Interview
Alexander the Great: History’s Superstar
Author Guy MacLean Rogers talks to Truthout about the discovery of a vast tomb in Amphipolis, Greece, which archeologists believe dates back to the era of Alexander the Great.
Crime Fiction and Political Activism: Where They Meet and How
Truthout interviews Ken Wishnia, one of today's most perceptive crime fiction writers.
What’s Driving Hong Kong’s Uprisings?
Hong Kong-based Attorney Robert Lee talks about the economic and political history at the center of ongoing protests.
What’s Behind the Ebola Crises and Are US Americans at Risk?
In an interview with TeleSUR's The Global African, Johns Hopkins Infectious Disease Program co-director Taha E. Taha discusses the roots of the Ebola crisis and what can be done …
Phil Donahue: Whistle-Blowers, Dissenters and Progressives Are the Patriots
Phil Donahue says we are a nation of laws, until we are scared.
Talking Black Writers, “Bring Back Our Girls” and All the Buzz About Bridgett M. Davis’ New Book
Eisa Ulen talks with filmmaker and author Bridgett Davis, whose beautiful novel begins in 1987 Detroit and follows its protagonist on a journey to Lagos.
After Censorship of History Course, Colorado Students and Teachers Give a Lesson in Civil Disobedience
After a county school board in Colorado proposed to rewrite the district's high school US history curriculum to stop teaching about civil disobedience, students and teachers have responded with …
Accused of Stealing a Backpack, High School Student Jailed for Nearly Three Years Without Trial
A 16-year-old high school sophomore from the Bronx ended up spending nearly three years locked up at the Rikers jail in New York City after he says he was …
Acute Economic Inequality Underlies “Occupy Central” Protests in Hong Kong
Assistant professor Eli Friedman from Cornell University says working-class and union participation has increased in subsequent occupations.
Underestimating ISIS: An Indictment of Decades of Failed US Policy in the Middle East
The US underestimated the IS and overestimated the ability of the Iraq military to fend off the militant group IS.