Truthout
Interview
Will the Next Labor Movement Come from the South?
Saket Soni of the National Guestworker Alliance talks about how guest workers in New Orleans are re-envisioning possibilities for better working conditions and economic democracy.
Six Reasons to Be Afraid of the Private Sector/Government Security State
Once corporations have legal immunity for cooperation with intelligence agencies, reclaiming rights that have been secretly annulled will be much more difficult, says author Beatrice Edwards.
The 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education in the Shadow of “School Choice”
Glen Ford: The corporate education reform movement has exacerbated inequities in public schools in the name of civil rights.
Walmart and Contractor Settle $21 Million Wage Theft Suit, Days After Obama Praises Penny-Pinching Retailer
Just days after President Obama praised Walmart's business practices in a speech at one of its California stores, more than 1,800 warehouse workers in the state have settled a …
India Elects Hard-Right Hindu Nationalist as New Indian Prime Minister Backed by Corporate Interests
Early results from the largest election in the world show India's opposition leader Narendra Modi has won a landslide victory to become the country's new prime minister.
“The Stuff I Saw Really Began to Disturb Me”: How the US Drone War Pushed Snowden to Leak NSA Docs
Greenwald describes the inside story of the man behind the NSA leaks.
“Collect It All”: Glenn Greenwald on NSA Bugging Tech Hardware, Economic Espionage and Spying on UN
Nearly a year after he first met Edward Snowden, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald continues to unveil new secrets about the National Security Agency and the surveillance state.
The Roots of Nigeria’s Chaos
Nigerian architect, environmentalist, author and poet Nnimmo Bassey discusses ongoing chaos in Nigeria.
Is Ukraine Entering A Revolutionary Moment?
A referendum for independence was held in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk a couple of days ago. The organizers of the referendum have declared the region independent …
How Bill Clinton’s Welfare “Reform” Created a System Rife With Racial Biases
It's become a political cliche that “red” and “blue” states represent two Americas. But consider how states prioritize programs like health care and education - or how they administer …