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The Forces Behind SCOTUS Anti-Union Ruling
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court decided that unions could only require dues from fully fledged state employees.
“It’s a Basic Healthcare Issue”: Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards Reacts to Birth Control Ruling
In a closely watched case, the US Supreme Court has ruled most private companies that claim religious objections can refuse to provide birth control in their employee health plans.
SCOTUS Reinterprets Religious Liberty to Justify Corporate Discrimination
Patricia Miller and Tarso Luis Ramos say the decision reinterprets religious liberty in order to justify discriminatory practices of corporations, and privileges religious freedom of corporations over individuals.
Snowden Asylum in Germany? Support Grows for NSA Whistleblower After Merkel Cancels Verizon Contract
Revelations by Edward Snowden about US surveillance continue to shake Germany more than one year after he came forward as an National Security Agency whistleblower.
Dahr Jamail | Former NASA Chief Scientist: “We’re Effectively Taking a Sledgehammer to the Climate System“
Former NASA chief scientist Dr. Waleed Abdalati talks about the melting Greenland ice sheet, indisputable evidence supporting climate change and urgent need for an honest conversation about the earth's …
New York City Approves Municipal ID Cards for Undocumented Immigrants
The New York City Council has approved the use of municipal identification cards that will provide its nearly half a million undocumented residents with a way to prove their …
Panel Discusses the School-to-Prison Pipeline
To end the violence there must be radical reform of the school and prison moderated by Marc Steiner.
Truthout Interviews Mike Ludwig on TISA and Julian Assange
Like the TPP, TISA is being negotiated in secret, but some of what the TISA actors behind the scenes are negotiating isn't a secret anymore.
Andrew Bacevich: Chaos in Iraq
While armchair warriors in Washington cry “back to Iraq,” former combat veteran and military historian Andrew Bacevich says no way.
Imperial Sports: An Interview With Dave Zirin
An interview with political sports writer Dave Zirin, about his latest book, explores the unfolding of the World Cup and the Olympics in Brazil, and what we can expect …