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Bill Moyers: Too Big to Fail and Getting Bigger
In Washington, DC, a bipartisan effort is underway to chip away at the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law, which is supposed to prevent the type of economic meltdown that …

Robert Johnson: Has Capitalism Lost the Ability to Reform Itself?
Capitalism is not rebalancing; the yearnings and desires of large portions of society are not being responded to.

Rebecca Solnit’s “Men Explain Things to Me” and Violence Against Women: The Truthout Interview
Truthout interviews Rebecca Solnit about the sense of male entitlement that leads to attacks on and the killing of women.

Truthout Interviews Henry A. Giroux on Neoliberalism
We're living in a time of extremes: extreme weather conditions, extreme political polarization, and extreme power and income inequality. How did we get to this point?

Myth vs. Fact: Violence and Mental Health
After mass shootings, like the ones these past weeks in Las Vegas, Seattle and Santa Barbara, the national conversation often focuses on mental illness. So what do we actually …

Black Co-ops Were a Method of Economic Survival
Jessica Gordon Nembhard discusses economic alternatives, cooperation and solidarity.

How We Broke the Bank of England
Robert Johnson says, "I used to tell my dad, if I'm fortunate enough to see St. Peter and get through the gate, I'm not going to get in because …

Iraq in Crisis: Militant Advance Sparks Mass Displacement as “Failed” US Experiment Disintegrates
Iraq is on the brink of disintegration as Sunni militants seize more towns and now set their sights on the capital Baghdad.

Protesters Clash With Police in Brazil: Dave Zirin on World Cup 2014
Dave Zirin, author of “Dancing with The Devil,” on why Brazilian protesters are fighting against the sport they love.

Does Eric Cantor’s Historic Defeat Signal the Ending of the Republican Party?
Colin Powell's Former Chief of Staff Larry Wilkerson argues that Eric Cantor's defeat has limited national significance.