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Dear White People: Film Tackles Racial Stereotypes on Campus and Being a “Black Face in a White Space”
As colleges across the country, from Harvard to University of Mississippi, continue to witness racism on campus, Amy Goodman looks at a new film that tackles the issue through …
Hundreds of Students and Faculty Occupy College Campus To Fight Cuts to Public Higher Ed
University of Southern Maine student Meagan LaSala and professor Rachel Bouvier explain how cuts disproportionately target faculty and will trigger a decline in quality public education.
NASA Climate Predictions Show Serious Threat to Humanity
Dahr Jamail says that though some journalists avoid linking weather patterns to climate change, global warming still exists.
As Wells Fargo Is Accused of Fabricating Foreclosure Papers, Will Banks Keep Escaping Prosecution?
A recently revealed internal Wells Fargo document appears to guide lawyers step by step on how to fabricate missing documents to foreclose on homeowners.
Truthout Interviews Featuring Aaron Cantu on TV Cop Shows and Police Violence
Aaron Cantu talks about who profits and who loses when cop booster shows legitimize police violence.
Current Iran “Crisis” Began With Overthrow of Democratically Elected Government in 1953
In “Manufactured Crisis,” author Gareth Porter details the manipulation and fabrications that have accompanied the current Iranian nuclear situation.
DREAM Act Narrowly Fails in NY Senate After Gov. Andrew Cuomo Failed to Push Passage
The New York State Senate has rejected a bill that would have provided tuition assistance to undocumented immigrant college students.
Are Tuition Breaks Enough To Combat High Student Debt and Low Graduation Rates?
The University of Baltimore's Peter Toran and UC-Santa Barbara graduate student Samir Sonti discuss UB's plan to offer students a free final semester of tuition, and agree that federal …
CIA and NSA Wrongdoing Requires Independent Investigation, Says Former Church Committee Staff
Burt Wides, a former chief investigator for the Church Committee, who helped create the Senate and House intelligence committees, says these oversight bodies are now too entwined with the …
On the Subjects’ Side: Photographer and Author Builder Levy
Photographer and author Builder Levy talks about Emmet Till, Appalachia and the intersections of photography and politics.