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Novelist Isabel Allende on Her Literary Career and Memories of Chile During the CIA-Backed Coup
Isabel Allende is one of Latin America's and the United States' greatest novelists.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Wealth Gap in the US Is Putting People Out of Work, and More
In today's On the News segment: The wealth gap in the US isn't only increasing inequality, it's putting people out of work, and more.
Truthout Interviews JP Sottile on the School of the Americas 2.0
The US Army School of the Americas in Georgia was the key training facility for Central American groups engaged in right wing coups and repression in the 1980s.
Touring North Korea? An Interview With Author Robert Willoughby
“You see people just trying to get by, kids playing in the streets, teenagers on mobile phones,” in North Korea, says guide author.
Riot as the Language of the Unheard: Ferguson Protests Set to Continue in Fight for Racial Justice
Ferguson are still burning after a night of protests following the grand juryu2019s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who killed Michael Brown.
Black Lives Matter: Ferguson Erupts After Grand Jury Clears Officer in Michael Brown Killing
A grand jury in St. Louis, Missouri has chosen not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager.
“It Is Officially Open Season on Black Folks”: Legal Expert Decries Handling of Wilson Grand Jury
A grand jury has found “that no probable cause exists” to charge Officer Darren Wilson with any crime in the death of Michael Brown.
How Public Power Can Defeat Plutocrats
Government has become a clearinghouse for corporations and plutocrats with deep pockets.
After Vowing to End Combat Mission in Afghanistan, Obama Secretly Extends the United States’ Longest War
President Obama has secretly extended the US role in Afghanistan.
Deforestation, “Development” Connected to Spread of Ebola in West Africa
Silas Siakor, director of Friends of the Earth Liberia, discusses the complex relationship between disease, deforestation and development.