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Interview
Geena Davis: In Search of “Missing Girls” in TV and Film
Lydia Lim spoke to Davis about the gender disparity in media images, as well as the entertainment media's potential to better depict women's empowerment.
Sarah Shourd on Herman Wallace, California Hunger Strikers and the Horror of Solitary Confinement
In this interview, which Shourd dedicates to Herman Wallace, we take a closer look at her project, Opening the Box, as well as the ongoing prisoner hunger strike in …
Truthout TV Interviews Maya Schenwar About the US Prison System
Truthout Executive Director Maya Schenwar on why the humane treatment of prisoners is integral to the preservation of human rights.
Prisoners’ Struggle Against “Cruel and Unusual Punishment Amounting to Torture“
The June 20 communiqué from the principal prisoner representatives from the Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) SHU Short Corridor Collective Human Rights Movement stated they'd just held a mediation …
Former Mobil VP Warns of Fracking and Climate Change
Former Mobil Oil VP is speaking out about the dangers of fracking.
Will Marijuana Farming in Mendocino County, California, Lead America to Pot?
Truthout interviews Doug Fine about the issues covered in his book ‘Too High to Fail.’
Chris Hedges: Journalism Should Be About Truth, Not Career
Chris Hedges tells Paul Jay about his criticism of the Iraq War and the events that led to him leaving the New York Times.
No Justice for Tortured Bahraini Journalist
Reporter Nazeeha Saeed was tortured in the midst of the uprising against Bahrain's repressive rulers.
Beyond Debt and Growth: An Interview With Robert Pollin
Alejandro Reuss sits down with Robert Pollin to discuss the role economists have played in abetting austerity.
AT&T Tech Blew the Whistle on NSA Spying – in 2006
Jenny Brown interviews Mark Klein, an AT&T technician who blew the whistle on the NSA in 2006.