Truthout
Interview
Paul Buhle on His “Big and Useful” New Collaboration, “Radical Jesus“
Paul Buhle talks to Truthout about 'Radical Jesus,' his new collaboration and 'graphic history of faith,' and its ties to current activism.
Senate Race-Baiting? Dems Join GOP to Block Obama DOJ Pick Tied to Legal Defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal
In a stunning vote, a group of US Senate Democrats has broken ranks to join Republicans in rejecting President Obama's pick to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, …
Angela Davis on Prison Abolition and the War on Drugs
Davis’s work around issues of gender, race, class and prisons has influenced social movements across generations.
Meet the Ambassadors From Canada’s Indigenous Fossil Fuel Resistance
Crystal Lameman from Beaver Lake Cree First Nation and Eriel Deranger of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation come from a place where ecological devastation is occurring on an astonishing scale.
Los Angeles Moves Towards Ratifying Fracking Ban, but Is Federal Regulation Possible?
Kate Sinding and Adam Scow discuss the current legal loopholes for industry that exempt fracking operations from regulation, and the issue of job creation through developing alternative energy sources.
Ian Haney Lopez on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race
Author and legal scholar Ian Haney Lopez tells Bill that dog whistle politics is "the dark magic" by which middle-class voters have been seduced to vote against their own …
Freed Ex-Black Panther Marshall “Eddie” Conway on 44 Years in Prison and FBI Surveillance
Numerous groups have campaigned for years calling for his release, saying he never received a fair trial and was convicted largely on the basis of testimony from a jailhouse …
Rola Nashef: Redefining Arab-American Narratives Through Romantic Comedy
Writer-director-producer Rola Nashef discusses the Arab-American community in Detroit, Arab-American identity and the politics of challenging media stereotypes through romantic comedy.
Are Any Plastics Safe? Industry Tries To Hide Scary New Evidence on BPA-Free Bottles, Containers
A new expose by Mother Jones magazine may shock anyone who drinks out of plastic bottles, gives their children plastic sippy cups, eats out of plastic containers, or stores …
“Help. They Broke My Arm. Egypt Police”: Peace Activist Medea Benjamin Detained en Route to Gaza
US peace activist Medea Benjamin was detained Monday at Cairo's airport by Egyptian police without explanation.