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Interview
Girls w/ Pens, Meet Ladydrawers
In this interview, the Ladydrawers talk about gender and racial bias in the comic-book world and their new documentary film.
Norman Solomon: The Nobel Peace Prize Needs Manning
Solomon discusses his delivery of 100,000 signatures to the Nobel Committee urging that the award go to Manning.
Eric Holder’s Reforms to Minimum Drug Sentencing Don’t Address Structural Racism
Retired Veteran Police Officer Jack Cole: Holder falls short of addressing racist criminal justice system that has incarcerated more than 2 million Americans.
Texas Towns Frack Their Way To Drought Conditions
Antonia Juhasz: Fate of Texas is a reminder of the dangers of hydro-fracking techniques now embraced by President Obama.
ALEC’s Attempts to Thwart Obamacare
Wendell Potter is interviewed about ALECu2019s efforts to influence the health care debate.
Colombia’s US Embassy to Evict GM Protestors From 2-Year Encampment, After Worker Ties Himself to Cross
GM worker ties himself to a cross to get embassy's attention over GM's unsafe factories, refusal to pay disability claims, and the firing of injured workers.
The Government Is Finally Arresting Wall Street Bankers … For Losing Wall Street’s Money
The Dept. of Justice will let JP Morgan's London Whale off the hook while prosecuting low-level traders.
Social Security Act Turns 78
Signed into law in 1935, the Social Security Act launched an integral social safety net program, but is it still sustainable?
John Nichols and Robert McChesney: Progressives Ask for Too Little, Not Too Much in Age of Plutocratic Rule
Truthout speaks with John Nichols and Robert McChesney about their new book, “Dollarocracy.”
Oh What a Web Textbooks Weave…
History Teacher Daniel Falcone Interviews James W. Loewen, Author of Lies My Teacher Told Me