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North Korea Nuclear Test Sends Message to Washington One Week After US-South Korean War Games
The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting after North Korea conducted its third-ever nuclear test in defiance of UN orders.
Why Targeted Assassinations Violate US and International Law: An Interview With Legal Scholar Marjorie Cohn
Interview with Professor at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law and former President of the National Lawyers Guild, Marjorie Cohn on targeted assassinations.
Truthout TV with Christopher Petrella: The Legacy of Chattel Slavery, and More
Chris discusses how the GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America — two of the largest private prison corporations — have changed their corporate status that could classify prisoners …
Henry Giroux: The Necessity of Critical Pedagogy in Dark Times
Truthout's own Henry Giroux discusses pedagogy and the status of education today.
The Longest War: Afghan People Face Fearful Future as American Troops Prepare to Exit the Ravaged Country
"The US may be pulling out most troops, but the conflict in Afghanistan continues, and so does the US debt to that nation."
“Shift Change”: Creating Economic Democracy Through Workplace Cooperatives
Worker cooperatives are living laboratories of democracy, and democracy is contagious.
Syrian Left Opposition Groups Propose Plan to End an Endless War
Omar Dahi: Israel and US want to weaken Assad but don't trust opposition to take power creating conditions for a perpetual civil war.
“Redemption”: Oscar-Nominated Doc Follows the Working Poor Who Survive on Collecting Bottles and Cans
Many have quietly slipped into poverty after losing their jobs, now living on the margins of society.
A Good Use of Heartbeats: An Interview With First Nations Activist Caleb Behn
Hailing from Dene in Northeastern British Columbia, Caleb grew up with the oil and gas industry.
William Rivers Pitt on How the Gun Industry Sells Mass Shootings
The NRA and the gun industry appear to up against the ropes in the wake of the mass shootings and other instances of gun violence that took place in …