Truthout
Interview
Truthout Interviews Featuring Sheila D. Collins on Drought and Social Conflict
The drought in the West threatens that region's economic viability and the US food supply.
A Revolution Unraveled: Abdullah al-Arian on Egypt After Morsi
The Egyptian counter-revolution is well-established, with disastrous consequences not only for Egyptians, but also for Palestinians.
Do Humans Have a Madness Gene That Will Ensure the End of the Planet as We Know It?
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert explores the likely extinction of a massive number of species - because of the destructive practices of humans - in the book "The Sixth Extinction: An …
Andy Shallal: We Need to Harness People Power
Andy Shallal says at the local level is where you can make a change. It's very hard to expect change on the national level.
The Iraq War’s Real Legacy
Though President Obama attempts to justify Iraq's invasion, Iraqi civilians and Iraq war veterans share their stories on the lasting environmental, social, and health effects of the US occupation …
Targeted by Firebombing, Legislation, and Now Vandalism, Montana Abortion Provider Shutters Clinic
A Montana medical office that provided abortions, among other services, has been forced to close after a vandal systematically broke or slashed practically every object and surface inside.
Oil Spill Threatens Wildlife and Local Economy
Though the clean up is progressing, it will take weeks to determine the extent of the ecological impact of the major Galveston oil spill.
Teachers on Strike From the UK to Argentina
Education Professor Lois Weiner breaks down what connects tens of thousands of striking teachers in the UK, and why recently American teachers have been absent from forming their own …
The Work of Sex Work: Laura Flanders With Melissa Gira Grant
Melissa Gira Grant talks about sex work as work and the need to involve sex workers themselves when designing programs to “save” them or the communities where they work.
Racism and Dishonesty in “Post-Racial” America: An Interview With Kiese Laymon
Novelist Kiese Laymon is brutally honest about his experiences growing up black in the South.