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“Israel Targets Civilians, the Casualties Speak Volumes”: International Protection Urged for Besieged Gaza
Thousands of Gazans have fled their homes amidst a relentless Israeli bombing campaign that has now killed more than 170 people, most of them civilians, since it began a …
“We Should Be Protecting Children”: Rep. Gutierrez Supports Funds for Humanitarian Crisis at Border
President Obama has called for close to $3.7 billion to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding at the US-Mexico border where more than 52,000 unaccompanied children have been detained since …
Protestors Say No to Fracked Gas Export Expansion Plan
Activists gather in DC over plans to expand Maryland's Cove Point facility into a liquidation and export terminal as safety risks and pollution concerns remain unanswered.
A Ground Invasion of Gaza Will Achieve Nothing But More Bloodshed
Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy says the people of Gaza are victims of Israeli domestic politics and treated like hostages by Hamas.
Truthout Interviews Dr. Jeff Ritterman on Roundup and Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr. Jeff Ritterman discusses the latest research linking glyphosate, the key ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, to an epidemic of chronic kidney disease in many parts of the world.
Released Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan: “There’s No Sense in Prison“
Released from Rikers prison after serving 58 days, Occupy activist Cecily McMillan discusses prisons, policing and why she'll keep protesting.
Interview: Corporatization of Universities Leads to Increased Academic Career Bias
Angela P. Harris speaks with Truthout about the challenges facing nonwhite and nonheterosexual academics and the increasing impact of the corporatization of universities.
Joel Berg: How Hungry Is America?
Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, speaks to GRITtv about hunger in the United States, food deserts in the Bronx and new community-based …
Security, Refugees and Profit at the US Border
As record numbers of child migrants from Central America arrive at the US-Mexico border, journalist Todd Miller says the crisis should be a treated as a refugee issue, not …
“Indonesia Is on a Different Path”: US-Trained General Defeated After Alleged Plot to Rig Vote
An initial count in Indonesia's contested presidential election shows Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo has a several-point lead over former army general Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo has refused to concede defeat.