Interview

First Nations Chief Allan Adam discusses the tar sands awareness tour with Canadian musician Neil Young and the health issues that communities face.

Gerald Epstein: The big banks will benefit from higher interest rates in emerging markets but this does not benefit the US economy.

On issues from domestic inequality to foreign policy, President Obama delivered the fifth State of the Union with a vow to take action on his own should Congress stonewall …

Amy Traub: Obama's $10.10 minimum wage hike is a clear victory for hundreds of thousands of workers of new or renewed contracts but will still exclude a large group …

David Cay Johnston: $10.10 minimum wage for federal contractors is a restoration not rise in wages since minimum wage is substantially lower now than in 1960s.

At the age of 94, Pete Seeger has passed away. Sarah van Gelder interviewed him in 2007 on a life of music and the power of millions of small …

The author of “The Burglary,” Betty Medsger, speaks with Truthout about how a small group of determined, otherwise law-abiding Americans brought down powerful FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.

The legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger died Monday at the age of 94.

Former member Elaine Brown talks about the savage attacks on the Black Panther Party in 1969.

Kevin O'Leary's recent remarks inspire this open letter to the 85 richest people in the world.