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The Arab Uprisings in Context: An Interview With Middle East Expert Rami G. Khouri
Rami G. Khouri: I think one critical issue that has to be dealt with all across the region is really the issue of the role of the military.

Bill Moyers: Suppressing Votes by Law
Bill talks to Keesha Gaskins and Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about new voter ID and other election laws that keep the young, elderly, minorities and …

We All Need Heroes
Truthout's Leslie Thatcher conducted an email interview with activist and academic Peter Dreier, author of

Interview With the Green Party’s Jill Stein, Candidate for Organizer in Chief
Enter Stein, whose key platform is the Green New Deal, a jobs program which she says will both build on the success of the New Deal in the 1930s …

Q&A: Eric Laursen on the Future of Social Security
I asked Eric to talk about Social Securityu2019s history in the context of recent politics and media coverage.

“People’s Pension” Author: Social Security Cuts Would Hurt Ethnic Families Most
Whatu2019s at stake for aging ethnic boomers and others on the economic edge?

What a Single-Payer Health Insurance Plan Looks Like (Part 2)
Gerald Friedman: A single-payer plan in Maryland would cover everyone, improve outcomes and make business more competitive.

Bill McKibben: Even Industry-Funded Climate Change Deniers Can’t Ignore Planet’s Warming
Hundreds of new US counties were declared disaster areas on Wednesday amidst the countryu2019s worst drought in decades.

What a Single-Payer Health Insurance Plan Looks Like (Part 1)
Gerald Friedman: A single-payer plan in Maryland would cover everyone, improve outcomes and make business more competitive.

An Interview With Mike Lofgren, Author of “The Party Is Over“
Here's a new book based on an exclusive Truthout commentary that became a national media sensation.