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Baratunde Thurston: Trump and the Birth Certificate (Video) (2)
Baratunde Thurston is usually one of our favorite comedians, but even he couldn't bring himself to laugh at the ugly spectacle of a privileged white man like Donald Trump …

“Occupation Has No Future: Militarism and Resistance in Israel/Palestine”; An Interview with Film Producer David Zlutnick
Film Producer David Zlutnick. (Photo: Ian Alan Paul) Filmmaker David Zlutnick talks about his new documentary "Occupation Has No Future," which focuses on Israeli militarism and explores …

Interview With Investigative Journalist Jason Leopold About the Latest WikiLeaks Release
Jason Leopold is the deputy managing editor ofTruthout.org and a co-founder of The Public Record.

Deborah Small: A Real Conversation on Drug Policy
"We're able to maintain the illusion that we're fighting a war on drugs and that we're protecting young people we're doing it on the backs of poor people. Poor …

Power Shift: How the Youth Climate Movement is Changing the Game
The 10,000 young people who gathered in Washington, DC, for the third Power Shift came prepared to get things done. They traveled in groups from campuses, high schools, and …

Higher Education Under Attack: An Interview With Henry A. Giroux
War at home is matched by a war on youth.

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.