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How You Can Have a Billion-Dollar Income in America and Pay No Taxes
When I was growing up, people joked about how much they hated taxes, but they paid them, and we had a solid middle-class society. Real wages rose from WWII …

Jason Leopold: “I’m Sorry My Government Tortured You …" (Radio Interview)
Editor's Note: We are happy to bring you our first Truthout collaboration with the Chicago-based radio station, Vocalo. In this segment of "The Story Behind the Story," Vocalo's Sarah …

“To Work at Fukushima, You Have to Be Ready to Die“
Masayuki Ishizawa a temporary nuclear power plant laborer in Japan, April 8, 2011. Before the quake, thousands of untrained, temporary laborers handled most of the dangerous work at nuclear …

A Modern Medical Disconnect
Maggie Kozel's story illustrates the complexities of US health care.

Michael Moore: Acknowledging Working People (Video)
More GRITtv "You essentially entered into a contract with the corporate clsss—if you work hard, you will be rewarded. Now it's you work hard, the company prospers, …

Michael Moore: People Still Have the Power (Video)
More GRITtv "This is a movement that is not going to stop," says filmmaker Michael Moore of the uprising in Madison, Wisconsin (and across the country—all 50 …

Michael Moore: People Still Have the Power (Video) (2)
More GRITtv "This is a movement that is not going to stop," says filmmaker Michael Moore of the uprising in Madison, Wisconsin (and across the country—all 50 …

Sierra Club Head Warns: “Biggest Assault on the EPA in US History“
What’s happening with current efforts to undermine the EPA that people should be aware of? The big picture is, during the eight years of the [George W.] …

EXCLUSIVE: David Hicks: One of Guantanamo Bay’s First Detainees Breaks His Silence
David Hicks, author of "Guantanamo: My Journey." (Image: Random House Australia) David Hicks was the Australian drifter who, years before 9/11, converted to Islam, changed his name …

“Posing Beauty”: A Conversation With Author Deborah Willis
Seeking to understand themselves beyond the narrative du jour of slavery and Jim Crow, some contemporary scholars and archivists are revising black history through the nuanced lenses of African-American …