Truthout
Interview
Writer and Farmer Wendell Berry on Hope, Direct Action, and the “Resettling” of the American Countryside
In this rare television interview with Bill Moyers, the poet, farmer, and activist Wendell Berry discusses his vision for society living in harmony with the planet.
American Raids in Libya and Somalia Expose Military Lawlessness
Michael Ratner: The U.S violates international law with kidnappings and armed attacks in sovereign countries.
Kieron Bryan and the Arctic 30
Truthout interviews the brother of Kieron Bryan, a British journalist held in a Russian prison along with another journalist and 28 activists from the captured Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise.
The Mainstream Corporate Media and the US Government Shill for Toxic Monsanto
Truthout talks with author Belen Fernandez about Monsanto, the corporate mainstream media under-reporting stories such as the suicide epidemic in India and buffoonish commentary on GMOs by the likes …
The Crisis in Egypt Today: An Interview With Mohammad Fadel
An interview with Professor Mohammed Fadel on his recent analysis of the political situation in Egypt.
When the State Pushes Back
Kai Huschke, the NW and Hawaii Organizer for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, is interviewed on working to pass Community Bills of Rights that elevate local law and …
Another US Whistleblower Behind Bars? Investor Jailed After Exposing Corrupt Azerbaijani Oil Deal
Democracy Now! looks at the case of multimillionaire American businessman and philanthropist Rick Bourke, who blew the whistle on a fraudulent scheme by international criminals to gain control of …
More Than 2,500 Killed by Drones in Pakistan, Names of Victims Now Available
Medea Benjamin: US government claims drone victims are mostly militants, but about half identified victims thus far are civilians and children.
“Edward Snowden Is a Patriot”: Ex-NSA CIA, FBI and Justice Whistleblowers Meet Leaker in Moscow
Democracy Now! spends the hour with four former US intelligence officials - all whistleblowers themselves - who have just returned from visiting National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden in …
Bill Moyers: Dollars v. Democracy
This week the Supreme Court began its new term with a case that could further upend campaign finance laws by allowing individual donors to give millions of dollars to …